Another 10.4.9 problem... Big one

I have been reading the posts about 10.4.9 and they all sound bad. My problem is terrible though and I think that there may be no other way to fix it but to erase and install.
I downloaded the update via Software Update (along with a few other updates) and the 10.4.9 piece failed. I proceeded to install everything else, restarting the machine. At the spinning icon screen, the computer hung. I left it on, making sure that I did not turn it off for fear of ruining the install. It stayed on for about 2 hours just spinning.
I finally decided to hard restart it. The same thing.
I took it to the local Apple store who ran Repair Permissions from an external drive. It hung on one thing and he had to hard restart it as well. He told me to go home and run Archive & Install from the disks. I did this and it failed, but did allow me to boot into the OS.
I tried downloading the update from the website and ran it. It gets about 20% in and fails. I try to repair permissions and they hang.
Any ideas? I just don't want to turn my machine off at this point so that I can still access it.

Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, try doing an Archive and Install again.
Take a look at the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
Note that Apple doesn’t mention anywhere the need to repair permissions either before or after installing a system update, not even for troubleshooting system update issues. It’s the disk itself (i.e. the filesystem), rather than permissions, what should be verified/repaired before installing anything.
Note also that no applications should be running while installing the update and that you may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications (not normal applications) installed.

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