Difficulty Upgrading My OS X

I want to set up ICloud on my Macbook Pro, but I discovered that I must have OS X Lion or Mountain Lion to do so. I have tried several times to upgrade my OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 but the download just stalls out. How do I accomplish this upgrade and what could I possibly be doing wrong?
Thanks,
CAT4963

Are you saying I must purchase an additional DVD or are you refering to the set up disks that come when you purchase the computer? I thought by completing the software update notifications that I had already updated to Snow Leopard, but that to get Lion or Mountain Lion, which is what I have been trying to do, I had to purchase and download those from the apple store and each time I have tried the download stalls out.
Sorry, I am not fully computer literate when it comes to Mac's, but am trying to get there.
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