Half way through update and shuts down?

My mac gets half way through an update and then shuts down, suggestions anyone?

Hi WSMW,
If you are having issues with an OS X update, you may want to take a look at the troubleshooting steps in the following article (it specifies 10.6 and earlier, but the steps should be similar for all OS updates):
Apple Support: Troubleshooting Mac OS X installation and software updates (Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier)
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1394
Regards,
- Brenden

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