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issue installing SQL SERVER 2012 express on windows 7

Hi,
I have downloaded Microsoft SQL Server 2012  Express Edition With Tools and having an issue when i run it on my windows 7 64 bit desktop.
The install never goes beyond the stage illustrated below.
Any guidance appreciated.
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no error, just continuously displaying above.
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Hi Michael,
checked logs, one of the log files shows it was waiting   for DOWNLOADSETUPUPDATES' from 21:56 until i cancelled the install at 07:42
(01) 2016-12-19 21:55:40 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(01) 2016-12-19 21:55:40 Slp: Running Action: GatherUserSettings
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Completed Action: GatherUserSettings, returned True
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Running Action: TurnOnRetryHandlerModeAction
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Completed Action: TurnOnRetryHandlerModeAction, returned True
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Running Action: RegisterRetryHandler
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Completed Action: RegisterRetryHandler, returned True
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Completed Action: ExecuteStartUiWorkflow, returned True
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Running Action: ExecuteDownloadSetupUpdatesWorkflow
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Workflow to execute: 'DOWNLOADSETUPUPDATES'
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(01) 2016-12-19 21:56:02 Slp: Running Action: WaitSmartSetupWorkflow
(08) 2016-12-20 07:42:39 Slp: Received cancel request from user, skipping remaining scheduled actions

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Hi Peter,

1 .NET Framework 3.5 sp1 not installed.
2 .NET Framework 4.5 installed.
3 Windows Powershell 2.0  not installed.
4. regarding TEMP and TMP variables, how can I verify they are set up correctly?

6 Plenty of free disk space.
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blossompark, thanks for the points but you should accept only the comments that really helped you and those are from Peter and Michael.