How do u stop install at start up

everytime i try to start up it'll act like its installing up dates with the progress bar and then that will get to a certain point and the whole thing will freeze. is there any way i can cancel the update or should i take it in to apple

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Disconnect its internet.
Try booting holding the shift key.
If you can get to the desktop, great, otherwise, it may be time to just recover your backup by booting off it, and restoring it. If you have no backup, you can downgrade, but it is not as easy:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1308817&tstart=10
In the future do not allow Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Software Update to automatically update the machine or any other automatic updater of any application that starts at startup. Use http://www.apple.com/downloads/ to download them when you are ready after your data is backed up at least twice.

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