Installation of Software Update Stuck

Hi Everyone,
I am doing a software update on my iMac and it is stuck. The blue bar is still animated. I have been waiting for about 30 minutes. Has anyone else encountered this problem with the new software update to OS X Mavericks? The computer came installed with OS X Mavericks. Any suggestions on what I should do?
Thanks!
Paige

Let it run for an hour or so longer, if the download or update failes simply restart the computer and retry.

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