Archive and install - not enough memory

I have installed 2 recent updates and when I I was prompted to restart my macbook it would not start up (just the gray screen appeared with the wheel running).
I tried to archieve and install 0S 10 from the start up disk 1 provided with the macbook. However I cannot complete this as there is insufficient memory.
There are some recent files that I have not backed up so I do not want to erase and install from scratch. Is there a way to retrieve the files and delete some large ones and then do archieve and install?
Thanks for any help.

If you have another Mac around, use FireWire target disk mode...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
If not post back.

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