Can't download current upgrade on my new iMac 10.6.6--goes on forever and eventually shuts the computer down.

For about a week a pop-up window has announced a new upgrade ready to download. When i click on 'install' the bar comes up showing it is downloading, but hours later it is still going. It blocks shut down and the other night I was waked up at 3 a.m. with the computer sounding some kind of 8-beep alarm, and the download was not complete. I'm now afraid to click on install because I can't afford another shut down and hours on with help somewhere. What might be the problem? It's a new iMac 10.6.6, when I transferred and reinstalled.

I just solved the problem.
I tried copying the DVD files to the hard disk about 7-8 more times. The last try SUCCESSFULLY copied to the disk and I was able to install Photoshop CS3.
Yay.

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