Mac won't restart after updating to OS X Mountain Lion

Mac won't restart after updating to OS X Mountain Lion. Please help?

Like what happens? Is it just spinning?
If you've waited sufficiently long (say 10 minutes) you could just hit the power button which will do the trick. A little more gentle would be to open a terminal window (if you can) and type 'sudo reboot' (without the quotes) and enter your password when it asks. That will do it too.

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Merely clicking the Preview icon in the Dock doesn't cause it to open anything, unless you had one or more windows open the last time it quit.
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/Library/Internet Plug-Ins Right-click or control-click the highlighted text and select
Services ▹ Open
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Adobe - Install Adobe Flash Player
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Hello, if your install disk is locked (I assume with FileVault) there is no way to change the password. If it weren't locked there were at least two solutions. As far as I know, the only solutions now are:
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- erase and reinstall the OS X clean
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If your friend purchased Mountain Lion, have them sign into the App Store using their Apple ID and download it again.
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I can't tell if the updates (e.g. Quicktime, etc) are not updating, or if it's just the computer that will not "restart" but I can't figure this out.
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I don't want to hijack the thread with my problem
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When you post your own issue, you can reward those that help you by awarding points. That won't work when you hijack someone else's thread, because only the original poster can award points. Thus you're removing an incentive for anyone wanting to answer your replies. Not to mention that it waters down the intent go the original issue as more and more variables are added to the thread.

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Hello lyndafromcalgary,
You mention a black screen after the startup chime. Does that mean the screen is normal before the chime?
I would still go through this article and try the things you haven't yet, like resetting the PRAM.
Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup - Apple Support
Take care,
Nubz

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Then do a SMC Reset... Instructions Here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
If you are still not happy... Download and Install the Combo Update:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
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Hope this Helps,
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