Install Windows 8 on MBPr - screen fail

I am trying to Install Windows 8 on my MBPr via Boot Camp. I get the USB flash drive setup via Boot Camp in OSX, created the partion, reboots and installs files and features. When it gets to "Finishing install" it reboots twice, and then i get to a screen where i can only see 1 quater of the screen - the rest i blacked out - see below image
I tried 4-5 times now, each with the same result. I can see the mouse pointer in the blue area, and move it around - but only in the blue area. The black area is "disabled" in lack of a better word. I tried keeping it there for 6 hours without touching anything, thinking it was perhaps still installing, but nothing changed. In the first couple of install screens, i see everything as i should - meaning 100% of the display is vissible.
I know Boot Camp does not officialy support Windows 8, but i see alot of people who got it running with no major issues - and none like the one i am getting.
Any ideas? I am running the latest version of OSX and version 5.0.1 of Boot Camp (standard on my OSX, did not do anything do upgrade it myself). I tried installing Windows 7 in exactly the same procedure, and that worked as it should.
Screenshot of error: http://tinypic.com/r/2jercpd/6

You already know that Windows 8 is not supported. What else do you need to do? Read the Bootcamp system requirements for Windows 8. If some have got it working it is likely not working 100% or they have different hardware than you or they have tweaked their system/install.

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