GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto not accepted after reinstallation of Mac OS X

I have a macbook pro with operating system Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5. After I reinstalled mac OS X, I can't get back to my iLife apps. When I follow the instructions - going to app store:
Authenticate with your Apple ID and password.
Select the “Purchases” tab.
You should see the iLife suite appear in the “Accept” section. You can download it free of charge.
At this point I get a message box with: "those apps cannot be accepted on this machine". What do I do now? Grateful for answers!

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