Mountain Lion question

I paid for and installed 10.8 on my mac from the app store after installing 10.6 but it still shows 10.6 in about this mac
Did I do something wrong?
The app store will not let me download again.

After bying and downloading new OS you still need to perform installation. Please check you application folder and look for app which is called Install OS X Mountain Lion (or just open Spotlight and search form Mountain Lion) and run this app (as always Time Machine Backup or any backup is recomended). If it's not there, go to  and open App Store. From the top of the window select Purchases and check if Mountain Lion is listed under your purchases and try to download it again. If you are getting some error, please post exact error message.

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             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later.
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  • Iweb & Mountain Lion.

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  • Upgrading to  Mountain Lion Pre Install Questions

    HI:
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    i downloaded mountain lion for my macbook pro and i want to install it on my sisters' macbook air, my question is, how many times can i share my purchase?

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  • A few questions before proceeding to uninstall/reinstall Mountain Lion

    Since I'm new to this forum I inadvertently closed the discussion that I initiated myself without it being resolved, so I'll copy what I had asked in the previous discussion over to a new thread:
    23-Oct-2012 16:08 (in response to ds store)
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    I also did try to command r and reinstall mountain lion but when I entered my adobe id they said that it has not been used in the app store.....
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    23-Oct-2012 16:31 (in response to ds store)
    "quit and install from apple servers"
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    23-Oct-2012 16:42 (in response to ds store)
    Do I need to download and install this?
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    Thank you

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