Having trouble installing Windows 8 drivers

I know this has been asked a million times but I couldn't find a specific answer to my problem. I previously had Windows 7 on my boot camp partition and then I decided to install Windows 8 a couple months ago. I'm just now getting around to installing the drivers and I'm having issues.
Long story short, I downloaded the Windows Support Software onto my external drive (formatted MS-DOS(FAT). I then boot into my Win 8 partition and open up my external drive. There are two folders "$WinPEDrivers$" and "Bootcamp." I open up the bootcamp folder and run "setup." The setup installs the video card drivers and then prompts me to install Bootcamp Version 5.0. I try to do so and it will not let me procceed. I get the error "Boot Camp requires that your computer is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista." I dont completely understand this at all considering it is the latest version of Boot Camp I am installing on Windows 8. Any help would be much appreciated. Installing these drivers are turning into a pain.

always include which Mac.
depends on things like did you just install over 7?
how much free space? have you gone into disk cleanup and removed the old Windows?
do you run CCleanup?
Clean up the TEMP folder is always a good idea
Boot Camp: Frequently asked questions about installing Windows 8
Summary
Learn more about how Mac computers can run Windows 8 using Boot Camp 5.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5628
Products Affected
Boot Camp, Windows 8
General installation questions
What is Boot Camp 5?
Boot Camp 5 is not a release of OS X software. Rather, it is a release of the Windows Support Software (drivers). You will need to use this software on your Mac with Windows 8 or Windows 7. For more information on Boot Camp 5, see thttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5639
Which Macs support Windows 8?
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010 or Mid 2011 or newer)
For more information, see this article.
What are the System Requirements for Windows 8?
Please see this article.
How can I install Windows 8 on an eligible computer?
Use the Boot Camp Assistant. The assistant will partition your internal hard drives and install Windows 8. For more information on Windows 8 installation, see the Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide.

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