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My computer seems to lock-up when trying to "update" from 10.5.1 to 10.5.2.
On 6 occasions on different weeks, I let the computer run the configuration update, and on one occasion left it running for 12 hours. It simply hangs up and the blue bar (during "configuration installation) goes about 1/8th of an inch and sits there. I've run this for 7 hours, all the way to 12 hours and the blue bar just seems to lock up. I have to power down and re-boot.
Can someone advise (in plain English) what the steps are to correct this? Please be gentle, I still think *kernel panic* is when I was making pop corn on the stove in 1956 on mom's electric stove top and unpopped corn goes flying in the kitchen...
Thanks,
[email protected] (My first Apple was a LISA circa 1983 at $9,995!)

Start with the basics... Are you installing from Software Update or have you downloaded the combo update and manually run it?
I would recommend you download and run the combo, and not use Software Update.
Prior to install, backup everything! Then double check that you have backed up everything! You've been lucky 6 times - don't wait for #7 to be unlucky and render your Mac inoperable before thinking of backup.
Before you run the updater, power down and restart it. Run Disk util and repair permissions. Check the disk to see if there are any issues with it too. If so, repair these prior to updating (post here for more help as disk issues may not be as easy to repair as clicking "repair disk").
Just let it do it's thing. If it hangs for more than 30 mins I'd say restart it (it shouldn't take all that long really - hats off to you for having 12 hrs worth of patience!). If it fails again, come back and let us know we can help you through checking out some logs.

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