10.6.7 SL update won't install

Hi all.... I've been going nuts trying to get my new SL OS (purchased DVD recently) to update to v. 10.6.7. I have tried everything that others have done in the posts that I could find. I've run the Disk utility, repairing both the permissions and the disk. I've re-installed SL twice, and have run the Utility via the boot disk as well. I've tried installing the update via Software Update and by downloading it directly from the website. I've removed offending software that might be impeding the process (SMART Notebook and related software)....I've unplugged peripherals from the system. I have also tried installing the update from my thumb drive with no success. It will begin to install, and when it starts writing files, it tells me that the installer has failed.
Kind of at the end of what I know how to do. Anyone else found a solution??
thanks,
Joanne

Ok here is the update . Since we couldn't get it to install 100% from the dvd's , we tried to run the hardware test, suspecting maybe it was the ram that was shipped with the machine, or quite possibly a hard drive failure . MBP was rebooted with disc 1 in the drive holding down the option key and brought us to the dual boot screen (Boot camp or Parallels or any flavor of windows OS was NOT on the machine). OSX boot was selected and we were greeted by the setup screen again . This time however, the option to customize was visible . SO the machine was set up with no iLife or trial packages selected . OSX went right on the drive and booted up into 10.4.6. So now the machine is up and running , minus the iLife suite and Iwork , quicken , and MS office trial packages . It was hard enough that the machine was 200 miles away and this was being done on the telephone , but i'm still trying to understand what happened. Even with all the information posted after the fact of the update on the forums , intructions followed to the T for combo update , we still had the install failure. The last known working OS state prior to this update was the 10.4.7 , which was applied without a hitch when it released . We're hoping that something is actually wrong with DVD2 , although its unlikely since it was shipped with the system 8 weeks ago . Would love to hear some hindsight ideas about what is going on here . As i stated in a previous post , 2 12" PB's were updated without any problems at all and are still running perfectly . NO network issues , no kernel panics , or any other issues . I've recommended the computer be brought into a genius for a looking at . We will see what happens.
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