MacBook Turns on an has a loadinq screen that won't go Away

When I turn my MacBook on, theres a white screen with the Apple Logo an a spin cycle beneath to indicate its probably loading something but it doesn't ever finish ! I even left it on overnight to see if it would be done in the morning but it wasn't .
Any suggestions on what i can possibly do to fix this issue ?

Mine started doing this yesterday after attempting to install the most recent security update (im running Tiger OS 10.4.)
Took a while for me to remedy it but I found that by starting up from the CD that comes with the macbook (by holding 'c' as you switch on) and doing an Archive and Install (took 2 attempts as the first failed) it is working fine again. Installed the update by dragging it from the trash and clicking it and the Macbook seems good again.

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