PSE 12 keeps wanting to uninstall! Uninstalled/reinstalled many times (UPDATED)

Very disappointed. I want to set up and install this program. So what happens? I go into the PSE 12 folder, select the Set Up application/executable, and then this dialogue box pops up, "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Adobe Photoshop Elements 12. The InstallShield Wizard will allow you to remove Adobe Photoshop Elements 12. To continue, click Next."
No, no, no! That's NOT what I want to do. I want to INSTALL it! (Can you tell I'm frustrated?) I was online with somebody in Adobe's Helpdesk. He gave me 2 separate files (*.exe and *.7z) to d/l to my computer. They had to be in the same folder. I saved both to my Desktop. I doubleclick on the exe, told it to extract to my Desktop.
Fine. The extracted files went into a file entitled Adobe Photoshop Elements 12. I scrolled down to Set Up, the executable file. And that's where it's completely screwed up! It won't allow me to install.
I have plenty of space on my computer. I have plenty of RAM, etc. All the specs are good. Windows 7 I even tried putting all this into a file right off the root, giving the file a small name (c:/PSE). Nothing works.
I even tried downloading the trial version, figuring I could d/l that, then upgrade by typing in the serial number. Same stupid problem; it only allows me to uninstall.
If this doesn't work by the end of today, I'm putting in for a refund.

So if you are having the same problem, what happens if you allow it to complete the 'uninstall'. Will it then let you install? Other things to try are to temporarily disable any antivirus/antimalware software and right-click the setup.exe file on the disk and select 'Run as Administrator'.
Cheers,
Neale
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