Windows 8 Registration Problem Solved

When I go to Windows Activation, I get the following:

When I select the activate the following happens:

Does any one have an answer (The product is genuine that's why this doesn't make any sense.)
Mystery solved:
Enter the following into the search box:
slui.exe 3
(notice the space between exe and 3)
Select the item found under Apps:

and you'll see the following:

Now simply fill in your activation Key and you'll wind up with the following result:

Since it took quite a few hours and some luck to find this, I thought this might save someone else from getting a headache.