10.5.3 Update won't update

For some reason, the new 10.5.3 update won't install for me. I go to Software Update, and it shows me three updates available at the moment (Quicktime, Mac OS X Update, and Airport Utility). I click the install button and type my password to restart, and the installing updates dialog comes up. Next, nothing. The progress bar won't move. The system doesn't completely freeze up (I can still move the window around and the cursor isn't the beachball thing) but nothing happens after that. I hold the power button to turn it off, turn it back on, and it's working without any problems; I just can't update.
1. I hear 10.5.4 is coming out sometime soon, and that people are having problems with .3, so should I just wait until that happens?
2. If there is a workaround to this, what might that be?
Thanks

G'day,
First things first - do you have a backup of your system? Make sure that you do - before upgrading the OS.
In terms of the Software Update hang, try going to /Library/Updates and deleting everything that is in there. You should then be able to run Software Update successfully.
I have found 10.5.3 to be worthwhile. There are some bug fixes (my wireless now works everywhere I go, and there are clearly fewer memory leaks in the OS). Some people have had troubles. For example, there is a nasty 10.5.3 bug that caused Firefox 3 to lock up.
If you decide to update:
1. Only install the OS update. Don't install anything else till you have the OS stable.
2. Don't do anything else whilst the update is in progress (i.e. no open applications). It might be a good idea to login whilst pressing the shift key, so as to disable any login items.
3. Reboot when it tells you to reboot.
4. Test everything when it is done. When you are satisfied, then install the other updates.
5. If you have any problems with the update, try the [combo update from Apple|http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1053comboupdate.html]

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