10.4.7 Just Killed my Mac

Just updated from 10.4.6 to 10.4.7 and the via software update and there was an error message saying the update could not be installed, however my Mac was saying that it now running OSX 10.4.7. Just rebooted and no power to the USB ports, kernel panics and nothings running properly. Just great.........
Now i gotta restore the OS!!!!!!!

I think MacFixit (and some of the FAQ posters) have their recommended procedures which tend to help avoid problems.
Backup first. Repair your drive, repair permissions before and after, delete cache folders, and if possible use the combo standalone update. In fact, sometimes people need to rerun the update, and the combo is more thorogh and mini-install.
Personally, I never use the delta software updates.
But if there was any pre-existing problem with the system, the directory, it will often show up.
If you can backup, great. If you can install OS X to another drive (FW) do that and backup your home directory and files. Keep all the installers, updaters, etc that you have. And burn the most important to DVDs.
An Archive & Install, if there are problems, won't fix or help. Run fsck from the command line (Single User Mode, command + s on startup) first.
Also, it is often best to boot into Safe Mode before doing an update.
Backing up before updating should be required. There should be an alert screen, "Make sure to backup before applying these updates" or something (and Disk Utility can do a full volume copy).

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Time Machine restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
or the link to directly download this 1.09GB combo updater:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1399/en_US/MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg
Cheers,
Daniel Feldman
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