Macbook Air 10.8.2 crashes after update. Gave a message "Some updates could not be performed due to an error"

3 of our mid 2012 Macbook Airs10.8.2 crash after update. Gave a message something like this "Some updates could not be performed due to an error" and now when rebooting I see panic...Unable to find driver for this platform...
I don't want to udate any more of these (I have 31) until I know what is causing this problem. Will I have to reimage these machines?

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode.

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