How do I fix no access to app store and itunes.

Macbook Pro came with 10.7.3.  I migrated my Macbook from 10.6.8 and it worked for a while.  Then it got where I couldn't access the app store.  Then I couldn't access the itunes store.  I spent an hour with applecare up to level 2 today with no fix.  I cleared the user caches, dumped the application support folder, repaired permissions, ran Applejack, threw out app store plist. Booted from the recovery partition, ran terminal pulled up resetpassword in terminal, and reset the permissions and other thing (A something or other) from there.  No go.  Still doesn't work.   It works ok from another user account.   I have migrated up from a Mac LC (with stuff from an Apple //e on it) through something I don't remember the name of, a blue and white, a G3 tower and now to this and a 27 inch iMac.
A companion problem is that the search box in the upper right hand corner of Safari doesn't work. 
My workaround is to switch users for app store and use Chrome for browsing. 
I had the same problem on the iMac but don't know what I did that fixed it. 
Any ideas?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
What do you mean by having no access to those apps? Can you start up your Mac and work with it, and only some OS X apps do not work?
Anyway, what you can try is to reinstall OS X. To do this, hold Command and R keys while your Mac is starting up and reinstall OS X. You will not lose any file.

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