Windows 8.1 pro installation for 13" Retina Display MBP

Dear friends,
When i install Windows 8.1 pro to my macbook pro 13" retina display ME864, all the steps moved correctly but at the end the blue screen with finalizing your setting display came and its continued... i am waiting more than 5 hours.. but its same during this time i switch of directly power button and on but the same display is coming... there is no changes.. please help me what can i do? i am new to apple user

Thanks for the answer, but it solves only half of my problem.
I can get through the installation with the default key. But then I cannot activate the system. It tells me that the key is not valid (well, true, the default key). But how do I get it to recognize the key stored in the computer's firmware?
The Thinkpad has a "Windows 8" license sticker with just the Windows logo but no product key on it. This means, the product key is stored in its firmware memory.

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