HT4848 My install of OS X Mountain Lion says it will take about 29 hours, what should I do?

My install of OS X Mountain Lion says it will take about 29 hours, what should I do?

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Probably, OS X Mountain Lion is being downloaded now. Normally, that time decreases quickly when the download progresses, so just wait until the OS X Mountain Lion download finishes and the Mountain Lion installation will start

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