Microsoft and Safari Update went wrong: MacBook does not startup anymore

Hello all!
maybe someone can help me:
I updated Safari and Microsoft office two weeks ago and now I can't start my MacBook anymore.
Starting from the disc does not work either, however I am able to access the disc utility from there. Verification if fine, still when trying to startup either 10.4.11 or 10.4.8 from the disc, I am stuck in the whitescreen. I am also unable to eject my disc and now.
Any help or should I go to a local apple store (here in London, UK) to figure out if they can help me? After all, I am unwilling to pay for a repair since I never had problems with my mac before and now just that update messed everything up.
Any suggestions are highly appreciated!
Tobbs

So you have not been able to start up for the last two weeks?
"Starting from the disc does not work either, however I am able to access the disc utility from there."
How can you access Disk Utility from there if you can't start up from the OS installer disk? I doubt updating Safari or Microsoft Office had anything to do with your present start up issue. There is nothing there that would cause startup problems.

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