Find My Mac

Hi i have a Macbook Air from 2010 that i upgrade to Lion and after that i was wondering if i can use iCloud to Find My Mac.
Here is the message i get in System preference. - iCloud. - Find My Mac. Recovery system update required. 
When i push the Update button there is no update for Find My Mac.
Is there anybody out there that know anything about this?
I really want this to work.

The first thing i try to run Disk Utility and Verify Disk and there is no error at all so it is not that.
First i Install this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1464
This did not help at all.
Then i install MacOSXUpdCombo10.7.2.dmg and still nothing help.
I did everything just like in this link
http://www.macosliontips.com/uncategorized/find-my-mac-not-available-after-10-7- 2-software-update.html
Still nothing help
Now what?

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