My macbook is way out of date, and I bought the download code to upgrade to Mtn Lion, so that I could continue to update to the newest OS. However, I need to put my redemption code into the App Store, and I dont have the app store. Help!

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My macbook is way out of date, and I bought the download code to upgrade to Mtn Lion, so that I could continue to update to the newest OS. However, I need to put my redemption code into the App Store, and I dont have the app store. Help!

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Posted on Mar 5, 2014 6:33 AM

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Dah•veed

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Mar 5, 2014 8:10 AM in response to s.schielie4144

You have acted on faulty information. I have to guess that if you don't have the App Store app on your Mac (Apple menu), then you have OS X 10.5 Leopard or earlier. Which means that your Mac may be limited in how far you may upgrade the OS. That said, the first version of OS X that you would need to buy is OS X Snow Leopard 10.6. It is available from the Apple telestore where you bought OS X 10.7 Lion. However, Snow Leo comes on a DVD that will be sent to you in the mail.

Once you have installed Snow Leo from the DVD you need to download and install the 10.6.8 update combo in order to have the final release of the Mac App Store installed on your Mac.

OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 v1.1 update combo

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

Then you may use the redemption code to download the Lion installer. However, if you have set your sights on a newer version of OS X, and your Mac can support it, Lion would be a waste of time. OS X 10.8 Mt Lion is also a paid upgrade and can be installed over Snow Leo. But almost any Mac that can run Mt Lion, can also run OS X Mavericks 10.9 and that is a free upgrade from Snow Leo.

System requirements for OS X Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4949

System requirements for OS X Mountain Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444

System requirements for OS X Mavericks

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5842

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