10.5.2 Update stalls during writing package reciepts

The 10.5.2 Update stalled (Froze) writing package receipts. I ended up doing a hard restart. It restarted, rebooted a second time & I got to the Desktop. Apple Menu/About this Mac says I have 10.5.2. System Preferences/Software Update/Installed Updates does not show the update. Only the iLife Support 8.2. I cloned the 10.5.1 System with SuperDuper just prior to the update. Should I clone back my previous system & try the update again or is there something else I should try first.

Ended up moving my cloned backup, back over to my Mac HD and running all the updates from the Apple download page instead of Software Update. They all went smoothly.

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