Mac OS X 10.6.8 won't recognize address starting with "macappstores"

I'm trying to go to Mac App Store website, using Safari, to download the software I purchased but my I'm getting the following message:
Safari can't open macappstores://itunes.apple.com (etc) because MAC OSX doesn't recognize addresses starting with "macappstores"
I currently have Mac OS X version 10.6.8
Any suggestions? This is very frustrating!

Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

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