Windows 7 on bootcamp stuck on 1600x1200. On new retina Macbook Pro

I am going nuts trying to figure this out.
I just bought a Retina Macbook Pro.
I installed Windows 7 Home Premium through boot camp and installed the bootcamp drivers. The bootcamp drivers were newly downloaded 2 days ago.
Upon loading of Windows 7 I found that it's stuck at 1600x1200 resolution.
I tried reinstalling(reparing) Bootcamp drivers to no avail.
I downloaded Steam and Skyrim, and it said "Failed to Render" It also mentioned putting the graphics at the lowest settings available.
I would appreciate any help from the community. Thanks!

Nvidia GT650M driver install: problems with windows 7 graphic driver after the installation Apple Support Software for Windows. The GT 650M was not showing up as the graphics adapter. I fixed the problem by inserting my windows support software CD a second time. I did not let it use auto run.  I went into the Windows 7 directory and then into the Nvidia directory and ran setup.exe. This installed the Nvidia drivers for me. If this works correctly, you will have an Nvidia control panel available to you. I set the resolution to 2880x1800. I also set windows to 200% magnification.
I think what happens is that after you install windows, and then run the windows support CD, the main boot camp setup script seems to stop on the nvidia driver install--everything else installed correctly.

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