Trying to download Lion OS X to replace my 10.6.8. Download says not enough memory. Am I trying to download it to the wrong file?

Trying to download the new Lion software to my Imac. It says I don't have sufficiant memory which seems impossible. What am I doing wrong?

How much RAM does your iMac have?
Lion requires 2 GB.
Allan

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