I have a macbook pro from the end of 2011, how can I download messages so that I can iMessage people?

I have no idea how to get messsages on my laptop it seems pretty cool so i was wondering if I could do it. I did a system update just now and I am running on 10.7.5, I thought there was a later version but that was the latest I could download and install.

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I purchased a MacBook Pro from the original owner.
Did that Owner do this before you took delivery...
Apple What to do before selling or giving away your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5189?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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Any possible solutions on how to fix this issue?

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I have a MacBook Pro from 2010 and was wondering if it's possible to get FaceTime and/or iMessage on the laptop. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, please let me know how! Thanks!

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Many thanks for your interest, I've downloaded & run the app as suggested, report copies & pasted below.
Problem description:
Following upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite 10.10.2 machine is slower & suffers from shut down / reboot and closing web pages due to unexpected error
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 6 February 2015 08:40:29 GMT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 75
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:13:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (134.68 GB free)
            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    BUFFALO HD-PVU2 500.11 GB
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Time Machine Backups (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 499.76 GB (257.33 GB free)
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    jp.co.buffalo.driver.turbousbhdd (1.0.0) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Skype    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    Safari    Application (/Applications/Safari.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Android File Transfer Agent    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
    ConnectService    Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60129.0 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 184.16 GB
    Destinations:
        Time Machine Backups [Local]
        Total size: 499.76 GB
        Total number of backups: 184
        Oldest backup: 2010-12-10 15:37:39 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-06 02:49:24 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 184.16 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         5%    WindowServer
         1%    ConnectService
         1%    Skype
         0%    systemstatsd
         0%    launchd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    193 MB    Skype
    168 MB    mds_stores
    132 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    107 MB    Mail
    99 MB    ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    889 MB    Free RAM
    1.99 GB    Active RAM
    455 MB    Inactive RAM
    825 MB    Wired RAM
    1.11 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 6, 2015, 08:27:32 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent_2015-02-06-082732 _[redacted].crash
    Feb 6, 2015, 08:25:19 AM    Self test - passed
    Feb 5, 2015, 04:37:08 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-05-163708_[redacted].crash
    Feb 5, 2015, 10:01:02 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-05-100102_[redacted].crash
    Feb 5, 2015, 12:03:59 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-05-000359_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 4, 2015, 11:58:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-235858_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 4, 2015, 11:54:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-235435_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 4, 2015, 11:49:03 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-04-234903_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:40:16 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-214016_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:38:12 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-213812_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:27:56 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212756_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:25:25 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212525_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:20:16 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212016_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:18:10 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-211810_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 09:12:54 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-211254_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 08:40:48 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-204048_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 08:22:04 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-202204_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 12:11:35 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-001135_[redacted].crash
    Feb 3, 2015, 09:44:33 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-03-214433_[redacted].crash
    Feb 3, 2015, 05:40:21 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/HP Scan_2015-02-03-174021_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 3, 2015, 09:05:45 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-03-090545_[redacted].crash
    Jan 28, 2015, 06:10:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-28-181042_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
    Jan 21, 2015, 10:51:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-21-225125_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
    Jan 20, 2015, 11:12:47 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-20-111247_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
    Jan 18, 2015, 09:57:31 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-01-18-095731_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
The only observations are that the backup drive is deemed too small and the quite long list of diagnostic reports dated between Jan 18, 2015 (which I believe is the day I upgraded to Yosemite) & today the latest Yosemite update was installed on Jan 28, 2015
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