10.5.2 Grey Screen after Login (and never goes away)

I installed 10.5.2 late last night on my January 2008 Mac Pro and since hitting 'reboot' to install the update I haven't been able to use my system.
I get to the Login Prompt, login with my username and password, and then all I get is a grey screen with a spinning colored cursor. It was that way still this morning when I woke up, as well as when I got home from work several hours later.
I have subsequently shutoff my machine several times and it still does it everytime I login.. has anyone experienced similar issues and is there a fix besides re-installing from the restore CD?
Christopher

I read several threads and tried several things and this is what fixed it.
I was able to boot up into single user mode.
I then tried safe mode.. it took about 10 minutes but I got to the desktop after logging in.
I then ran Software update again and it installed "Leopard Graphic Drivers Update". I then rebooted. Now everything works again! Still a pain!
Christopher

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