I even tried the (newer?) "continuation" option on the install and that did not work either. It just seems to be a very very slow install (projected 12+ hours) that ends up stumbling over its own feet saying it can't find or successfully unpack a package. I note that on earlier versions like 2015 the install was definitely faster and successful. This same trend also happened with the previous several versions of TeX Live (2019, 2020). On the older, slower system, the install ran for about 3 hours, got perhaps 10-20% complete, and failed.
No big deal, it runs in the background and the machine can still be used for other purposes while it happens. On the newer, faster system (about 5 years old) the install ran smoothly, although I would like to note that it took many hours to complete (as in more than 2-3).
In fact I shut down internet connection, and completely disabled both firewall and virus checker to make sure they don't interfere. The install was done from an unpacked ISO, so no network was needed (or used) during install. In both cases, the laptops had lots of ram (max installable on the machine) and included a main drive that was an SSD. I recently installed TeX Live on a several laptops running Window 7 (Professional). I see some discussion on Windows install for TeX Live, so I thought I would add something for discussion. Next message: Installing TeX Live on Windows 7, potential problems.Installing TeX Live on Windows 7, potential problems Beuthe, Thomas thomas.beuthe at cnl.ca Installing TeX Live on Windows 7, potential problems - texhax mailing list - TeX Users Group
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