I am trying to Upgrade to Mavericks but the download never starts.

The upgrade went fine on my 2007 Macbook Pro, but it goes nowhere on my 2007 iMac. The download appears in the dock but the progress bar doesn't fill in and the hover text is "OS X Mavericks – Waiting…" What gives?
iMac 7,1
Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM

Hey b.elyse
Check out the following article that will assist with removing iTunes. Make sure to follow the order to ensure that it removed properly.
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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