MacBook Pro Snow Leopard Software Upgrade Help!

I recently upgraded to Yosenity, and noticed my computer lags a bit (spinning wheel thing). I downgraded back to Snow Leopard via cd. Now my iTunes will not read my iPhone and when I upgrade the software, it is stuck on that aura screen. What should I do if I want to stay in Snow Leopard?
I assume I need to upgrade to the latest Snow Leopard to get my iTunes working properly. I think I would want to download iTunes 11 after I update Snow Leopard. Is it possible that since the updates need the internet that Apple does not support Snow leopard upgrades anymore?

Ok so I solved it I think. I restarted my comp, hard restart and then only checked Snow Leopard and ITunes to be updated. Now that seems to be updating itself like normal.

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