Getting Stuck in Start-up

I recently did the weekly update on my computer and my macbook froze during the process. I had to shut down my computer by holding down the power button. I then tried to start it back up, and it gets stuck in the start up screen with the apple. It isnt frozen because the thing below the apple is still spinning. If I leave it for about 30 seconds, my fan starts speeding way up.
Any suggestions?

Insert install disk 1
turn off computer (might have to manually hold down power button to do this)
power the computer back on
as soon as you have released the power button to turn it back on, press and hold the "C" key to boot to the install disk
keep holding C until you get to a window asking to use english as the main language
release the C key, select english, and click the continue arrow ONCE
let the installer screen load
do not click continue on the installer
go to the menu bar at the top of the screen
--if in 10.4, go to the utilities menu option and select "disk utility"
--if in 10.3, go to the installer menu option and select "disk utility"
Select Macintosh HD (or whatever your boot volume is called)
In the first aid tab, select "verify disk"
If disk verification fails, select "repair disk"
If repair disk fails, or if the volume verifies but the issue remains unresolved, close the disk utility and reinstall the OS

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Hi friends of the internet
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See the specks here:
http://www.samsung.com/dk/consumer/computer-peripherals/notebook/notebook/NP535U4C-A02SE-spec
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http://
hodgin.ca/2012/10/02/creating-a-uefibios-windows-7-usb-and-installing-to-gpt-partitions/
STOP AFTER STEP 13!
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http://
hodgin.ca/2012/10/02/creating-a-uefibios-windows-7-usb-and-installing-to-gpt-partitions/
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Select the one you will install windows on and do a normal install.
I do not make changes in the Bios after install. The Boot priority is automatic set to “Windows boot manager”. If I change the boot mode back to OS Mode Selection = UEFI OS, the computer will freeze at the “starting windows” screen again.
All this worked for me, good luck. There might be more to it, but this is a start.
By the way, the start up time for a MBT install was 37 s. And for the GPT it was 49 s.
Remember if we stand on each other’s shoulders we will reach higher
J.
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Callback_BootEnvironmentDetect: Detected boot environment:
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