App store not supported?

I recently upgraded to the new OS X Version 10.9 on my MacBook Pro. Now for some reason I am unable to open up the App Store which I need to do as their updates/downloads available. I get a message that says "You can't open the application "App Store" because it is not supported on this type of Mac."
Additionally if I go to System Preferences, then App Store. There is a message that states Software updates are available, but when I select Show Updates I get a message stating... "There is not application set to open the URL macappstore://showUpdatesPage?scan=true. Search the App Store for an application that can open this document or choose existing application on your computer."
I've tried to select App Store and that doesn't work. What do I need to do?

Trinapsulie wrote:
I haven't backed anything up yet.
First things first.
Go get an external drive and back up everything on your internal drive. Preferrably two copies on two drives, at least one bootable. Only then should you think about messing with the operating system.
I suppose it is possible that you don't have a recovery partition, but it is unlikely. How old is your MacBook Pro (MBP)? What version of the operating system came with it?
If your MBP came with Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or even Lion, it should have a recovery partition. Recent MBPs also come with an emergency network-based recovery facility ("Internet Recovery").
If you have a very old (pre-Lion) MBP, I suppose it is possible that the upgrade to (whichever of Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks is the first you added) failed to create the recovery partition.
Read http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/.
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