Can't Sign into the App Store?

After a lot of difficulty, I was able to open up the App Store properly due to a black screen and it saying I was connected to the internet when I really was.
The real problem now is how to sign in. When I press the sign in button on either the Store tab, then Sign in, nothing happens, also, when I go to the purchases tab or the featured tab and I press the sign in button, the text window does not pop up. Please help me just figure out how to get the app store to respond to me pressing sign in.
Thanks.
On a side note, this never happened to me when I was on lion or Snow Leapord, only Mountain Lion have I encountered this problem.

Your profile indicates you are running Mountain Lion which means you cannot use the original disc that came with your Mac to reinstall OS X.
You must use OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
"Clean my Mac," in order to clean out the computer and delete certain items, caches, etc. There's a chance by using that application, I checked off a few too many
A word to the wise... third party so called cleaning utilties such Clean My Mac cause far more harm than good on a Mac. Your Mac runs maintenance for you in the background.
Definitely uninstall that software. Download this free utility > Download AppCleaner for Mac - Uninstall your apps easily. MacUpdate.com
That will not only uninstall the Clean My Mac app but all the associated files.
Then try the App Store BEFORE using Lion Recovery.

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The first thing you should do with a second-hand computer is to erase the internal drive and install a clean copy of OS X. How you do that depends on the model, and on whether you already own another Mac. If you're not sure of the model, enter the serial number on this page. Then find the model on this page to see what OS version was originally installed.
1. You don't own another Mac.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you need a boxed and shrink-wrapped retail Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) installation disc, which you can get from the Apple Store or a reputable reseller — not from eBay or anything of the kind. If the machine has less than 1 GB of memory, you'll need to add more in order to install 10.6. I suggest you install as much memory as it can take, according to the technical specifications.
If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the installation media that came with it: gray installation discs, or a USB flash drive for some MacBook Air models. If you don't have the media, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
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Apple doesn't monitor here. Best we can do is to push you to contact Apple directly.
This is from the iOS Dev Center forum...
http://devimages.apple.com/maintenance/
We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused and encourage you to reach out to ourhttps://developer.apple.com/contact/ if you need any assistance.
(Check under "Program Enrollment").
Note that your program membership should have been automatically renewed if it lapsed during the downtime period. If not, please be explicit about that in your support request.
--- DrErnie

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Hi izzy212,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Sorry to hear you are having some initial issues getting started with the Mac App Store with your new computer. Let's try a few things:
1) Confirm you are able to access and edit your Apple ID at Apple - My Apple ID
2) Close all open applications and restart your computer.
3) Open the iTunes application and review / update your account. From the menu bar, choose the Store > View Account command
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Apple - Support - iTunes - Account & Billing
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
Apple - Support - Videos
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Hi Carolyn,
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I've logged out from iTunes but nothing is changed with App Store.
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Domes

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