No, you don't. The App Store just downloads the installer app to Applications. 
Once it is done,make a copy of the installer app somewhere as it deletes itself 
afterward. Run the app to do the install . . .as always make sure you have a 
backup just in case before upgrading. 

neil

The three kinds of stress…nuclear, cooking and a&&hole. Jello is the key to the 
relationship. 

On 2012-01-05, at 6:52, "Rudolf O. Durrer" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, not sure if I catched all you wrote (at least I got the one with the 
> chickens   :-)
> Do you mean, I have to stay on my compter during the whole process of 
> downloading?
> 
> Additional info: a few month ago, I downloaded Lion for my MBP, which was 
> done quite easily. I still have a copy of this installation around on a 
> external HD, but this one does not load on my new mini...
> 
> BTW, I tried relaunching, but with no avail...
> Rudolf
> 
> Am 05.01.2012 um 06.23 schrieb Macs R We:
> 
>> Ha ha!  Lion broke into your chicken coop, ate all your chickens WITHOUT 
>> ASKING, and then left before you could scold it.
>> 
>> Seriously, this seems to be the new paradigm for App Store OS installations 
>> -- one click and you've implicitly agreed to everything.  And they are 
>> self-deleting.
>> 
>> You either have to catch the download at the right point in the process to 
>> extract the heart of gold for later use, or you have to re-launch the App 
>> Store with control (or is it option?) held down, whereupon it will allow you 
>> to re-download the Lion you've already bought.  I don't remember exactly, 
>> but if you Google it you should find this process described in a lot of 
>> places.
>> 
>> On Jan 4, 2012, at 10:06 PM, Rudolf O.Durrer wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> I have downloaded Lion from App store tonight, leaving the Mini alone doing 
>>> the job because App Store says download will take about 3 1/2 hours.
>>> When returning, the Appstore window shows Lion as installed, in the 
>>> Software update preference pane, a new entry is showing an update from 
>>> today named "Mac OS X", but I can't find Lion anywhere, even not in the 
>>> invisible folders.....snip...snip...snip
> 
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