Mac osx update combined cannot save 10.6.8

I keep getting this message when I try to update using "Software Update". Any ideas? I'm new to OSX. Thanks

Try this instead: Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo.
This is a direct download from Apple. If you still have a problem then it could be permissions related. In any event do the following before you install any OS update:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.

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"Try Disk Utility
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
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cheechy! wrote:
Hi Everyone,
It is a macbook not ibook, sorry my mistake.
I did not know it would be breaking or violating anything, if so I apologise!!
I will obviously need to buy the software specifically for my macbook is the answer, thank you for all your answers.
If i buy the software do I still have to ask for macbook or is the retail version for any mac machine?
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