Macbook Upgrade from 10.7.5 to Mavericks -- Download won't start

Hi
I have a Macbook Pro 13-inch, Late 2011. I have the stock OS Lion on it and would like to install Mavericks. When I hit download from the App Store, it asks for my login, accepts it (no error messages), and does nothing. Next time I hit download, It just thinks for a second then nothing.
I read some other posts about this topic but nothing helped. I did read someone's comment regarding posting "console" screenshot to see if anyone could help out. Hopefully this makes sense...
First time posting here. Sorry I'm a bit of a mac novice...
Thank you!
KKN

I found a solution that works. Here is the post I found it on:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23469831#23469831

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