OS X Snow Leopard Update Software not displaying new updates

Hello Guys,
Sorry in advance for any spelling or grammar errors, English is not my native language, and I am only 14 as well.
So my problem is, Is that I recently lost my HDD due to a laptop fall and I have replaced it with a SSD. But the problems didn't arise until I reinstalled iLife '11. I use iLife A LOT, Mainly GarageBand for important music production,
Now, Since iLife doesn't come with most of the instruments, I used ASU (Apple Software Update) And it said no updates, so I went into GarageBand, and tapped update from there, and I got the same thing. So I later went into Airport Utility, It said I needed a update, it took me to software update, and I got the same "No new updates" message.
Not sure if it helps, probably makes matters worse, but in System Settings > Software Updates > Installed Software, there is "iLife Support" and 'iLife '11"
The computer I am on:
MacBook Pro Early 2006 15-inch
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
2GB RAM
Radeon X1600M
128GB Sandisk SSD

Try installing the 10.6.8 Combo update which contains all the latest updates for that OS. Be aware that there appears to be no further support for Snow Leopard.
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399?locale=en_US
If you have done it before it will do no harm. Indeed it is known to repair some minor blemishes in your system.

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