Activator Windows 8 Pro on VMWare Fusion 5 - product key does not work

I installed a copy retail of windows 8 pro on the fusion 5 using a 64-bit installation disc which worked well (it's my first virtual machine so I didn't install windows 8 to an existing partition of windows 7, so I installed just installed windows 8 new) during the installation it asked for the product key, which he accepted. After installation I tried to customize windows 8 and he told me that I had to "activate windows". I go into settings > activate windows, enter the product key and it will not accept it. He refuses my product key and I do not know how to work around.

How to activate windows? I bought a bad copy of windows 8? Should I buy an OEM version of windows 8? Any help would be great!

Thank you

If you just do what it says in the section "Activate Windows 8 Pro Upgrade" Windows 8 Upgrade: pure install possible? and be done with this problem!

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