Windows 8.1 fails to install on MacbookAir late 2013 model

i wanted to use windows on my mac when i got to know that mac can be dual booted with windows as well. I followed according to manual, which went this way::
Insert the Windows Installation disc, open boot camp through spot light, partition according the storage required also Flash drive to be plugged in with windows support drivers. Click on install, mac boots with windows with installation setup begins where i select the language and keyboard method required. Then i click on boot camp partition among the drives on the list, then format that so that mac converts it to NTFS format for the installation as Boot camp manual says. Then i click on "install" it comes out with an error message that reads "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of GPT partition style." What should i do????
I googled for this and with many options i got, i tried EFI boot. Updated Mavericks to its latest version, mounted the Drive again through single user mode, Held shift+f10 key while installation setup as suggested by on one of the articles to clean the drive which removed the existing mac as well. **** process did a complete clean. I had to reinstall MacOSX. Please somebody share some light on this issue and help me out. Thanks in advance.
And BTW i was doing this whole process on my new MacBookAir 13" late 2013 with 256Gb storage.

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