MacBook Pro stalls during installation of update

After restart, shows "installing 3 items". Progress bar moved quickly to just shy of half and is now stalled. It has been like this for 4 hours even though it says time remaining is less than one minute. Help!

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676

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Finally... Okay, here's the solution from Apple! (I called, got a waiver, and resolved the issue - after 3 days of trying...)
1. Download the OS 10.7.3 Combo Pkg from the Apple Support Downloads site.
2. Close all programs. (Use Force Quit under the Apple logo drop down menu in top left corner, if needed)
3. Go to Utilities and run the Disk Utility... Verify (and Repair in necessary) the Disk where the OS is to be installed, then run the Repair permissions.
4. Shut down the computer using the shut down command under the Apple logo drop own menu .
5. Re-start the computer in safe mode (hold down shift key and press power button - continue holding shift down until you see progress bar)
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If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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