Mac Mini will not load after recent update.

My late 2012 model Mac Mini just had a software update and upon rebooting, my login name did not populate. I rebooted again and now I get the gray screen with spinner and progress bar. Once the progress bar loads I have just the spinner for a minute or so before it cuts off completely. I use a wireless MAC keyboard and it will not load into safe mode when I try holding down SHIFT upon reboot. Any suggestions?

Try Safe Mode with a wired KB
Use a PC KB if necessary
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970299
Boot to recovery
OS X: About OS X Recovery
and try repairing the startup disk
Next reinstall the OS

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I know what you are going to say. Microsoft equipment. Yes, I know.
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