What does it mean when Mtn. Lion says it's "Calculating"?

I have a 30-day old iMac, good Internet connection, and I am still struggling with downloading Mountain Lion. I started the download this morning, and when I came home this evening, it said it was "Calculating."
What does this mean?

Have you tried in Safe Mode ?
Restart holding the "shift" key.
(Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first.)
And stay with the ethernet connection.

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