Safari won't open after 10.6.8 combo update, Yosemite won't download.

Background:  [Experts welcome to avoid this by skipping to the next paragraph]  I need to update my MacBookAir to Yosemite from Snow Leopard.  To answer the obvious, since most who read this think I'm practically working with an abacus and smoke signals:  I've been avoiding upgrades because I just didn't see the need to spend the money when I wasn't having any issues.  The issue now is that I can't get Norton support with Snow Leopard.  So, having heard of the free upgrade to 10.10, I went for it.  --And no, I'm not a cheapskate.  In fact, I couldn't afford the Air to start with, but some fool gave me a credit card and-- well, there you go.
The problem:  I want to (finally) upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite.  I downloaded the 10.6.8 combo pack to my MacBookAir (11-inch, late 2010), necessary to get an App Store update that would allow the download of Yosemite.  [This is how I was successful in going through this same process with my MacMini (early 2010).  Although there's a Java problem there that's baffling--another question, another thread.]  The machine tells me the combo pack update installed successfully, but I can't get past that step to OS 10.10.  When I open the App Store and navigate to Yosemite and select to get it, nothing happens.  Additionally, and most troubling, is that now Safari won't open for more than a couple of seconds before "unexpectedly" shutting down For what it's worth, Mail works fine, so internet connectivity doesn't seem to be the issue.
What I've tried:
     -Software Update.  Air tells me the operation can't be completed because I don't have permission.
     -Verified both start up disc and HD, including repairing permissions.  Still no go on updates.
     -Not banging my head against the wall.  This has been successful thus far.  However, I'm willing to go there if it will help.
Thanks in advance for guidance
p.s.  I'm willing to--for the short term--go back to pre-10.6.8 combo update if that's what I need to do to use Safari.

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