Can't install sql server express

HElp!!!
I'm trying to install any recent free sql server.. to practice with vs2012 and asp.net mvc.. and the install keeps failing.  THis is my personal desktop running 64bit Windows 7.  sql server express "said" it was installing but sql
server doesn't show up under Start/all programs and SWL server management studio isn't under administrative tools.  I tried sql server express but it said it wouldn't install on 64 bit -- something about WOW.  Several sql server things are listed
in control panel and I'm trying to uninstall them to start over.   Please point me to place to get sql server express with hopefully instructions to install.  Buying a 32 bit computer is not an option at this time.
Thanks in advance,
Kay

problems: 1. no menu item for "new table" in sql server management studio (Right click on tables)
2. Can't attach northwind db and won't create it using script.  missing stored procedure 'sp_dboption'
Hi,
Based on your description, firstly, we need to verify  if  there is no option of ‘New Table’ when right-clicking ‘Tables’ in the left panel of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), or you cannot create new table via the GUI in the right panel as follows.
They might be caused by incomplete installation, I recommend you to check if you have installed the SQL Server 2012 completely.
Secondly, are you trying to attach the NORTHWIND sample database with the sp_dboption in SSMS? If so, the sp_dboption has been deprecated in SQL Server 2012, it’s only supported in SQL Server 2008 or prior version, you can use
ALTER DATABASE NORTHWIND SET RECOVERY SIMPLE to replace the following lines in the
instnwnd.sql script, then execute it. I have done a test successfully in SQL Server 2012. 
exec sp_dboption 'Northwind','trunc. log on chkpt.','true'
exec sp_dboption 'Northwind','select into/bulkcopy','true'
In addition, according to the message “visual studio 2013 does NOT recognize the server”, it seems that you encounter the connection issue between Visual Studio and SQL Server. If you get some error messages, you can post them for further analysis. Also, you
need to verify that the connection string (contains server name, login, password and so on) is correct when connecting to the SQL Server from Visual Studio.
Thanks
Lydia Zhang

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    thank you in advance
    Best regards
    Francesco

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    SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu32
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    Please mark the answer as helpful if i have answered your query. Thanks and Regards, Kartar Rana

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    to de-compress express package run from the commandline
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    SQL Server Setup Team
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  • Install SQL Server Express on Windows 8.1

    I've tried every version I can get my hands on (2008, 2012, 2014), and get errors of various kinds every time:  Just a few:
    - the service won't start with error 2146885628.
    - "An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail."
    - "Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed."
    I especially like this one during/after an install:
    What version should I use?  I just need some version, any version, to do some testing with.
    Second, where should I get it?  It seems every program on the web site has similar names, and the links all lead back onto each other.  An exact link would be very helpful.
    If I have to, I'll install with VirtualBox in Windows 7, even. 
    Thanks,
    --Al--

    I even made sure there were no services left running, in addition to uninstalling anything that even smelled of SQL in Control panel; captured another screenshot:
    As for that folder, how would one post it?  At the chance summary.txt would help:
    Overall summary:
      Final result:                  Failed: see details below
      Exit code (Decimal):           -2061893607
      Start time:                    2015-04-12 20:49:35
      End time:                      2015-04-12 21:14:24
      Requested action:              Install
    Setup completed with required actions for features.
    Troubleshooting information for those features:
      Next step for RS:              Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Next step for FullText:        Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
    Machine Properties:
      Machine name:                  ASUS-LAPTOP
      Machine processor count:       8
      OS version:                    Windows 8
      OS service pack:               
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x64
      Process architecture:          64 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
    Product features discovered:
      Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                
                     Language             Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
    Package properties:
      Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2014 
      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2014
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       12
      SPLevel:                       0
      Installation location:         Z:\SQL Servers\SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU-2014\x64\setup\
      Installation edition:          Express
    Product Update Status:
      None discovered.
    User Input Settings:
      ACTION:                        Install
      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      true
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
      ASDATADIR:                     Data
      ASLOGDIR:                      Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
      ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CLTCTLRNAME:                   <empty>
      CLTRESULTDIR:                  <empty>
      CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
      CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
      CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
      COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
      COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
      COMMFABRICPORT:                0
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             
      CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
      CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                <empty>
      CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               <empty>
      CTLRUSERS:                     <empty>
      ENABLERANU:                    true
      ENU:                           true
      ERRORREPORTING:                false
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, FULLTEXT, RS, CONN, BC, SDK, BOL, SSMS, ADV_SSMS, SNAC_SDK
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher$SQLEXPRESS
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      HELP:                          false
      IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
      INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
      MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            <empty>
      MATRIXNAME:                    <empty>
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         false
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
      ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
      RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\ReportServer$SQLEXPRESS
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         <empty>
      SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           ASUS-LAPTOP\User
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  false
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
      UpdateEnabled:                 true
      UpdateSource:                  MU
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      X86:                           false
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      Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Reporting Services - Native
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
      Component error code:          0x851A0019
      Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
      Feature:                       Database Engine Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
      Component error code:          0x851A0019
      Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
      Feature:                       Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
      Component error code:          0x851A0019
      Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
      Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
      Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
      Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
      Component error code:          0x851A0019
      Error description:             Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
      Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
      Feature:                       SQL Browser
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Documentation Components
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Writer
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
      Status:                        Passed
      Feature:                       Setup Support Files
      Status:                        Passed
    Rules with failures:
    Global rules:
    Scenario specific rules:
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20150412_204925\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

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    I can reproduce this problem.
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