My MacBook is getting stuck on the start up screen (apple icon, progress wheel). What can I do?

I've tried the normal troubleshooting stuff (turn off and restart, remove battery and restart, SMC reboot) but it keeps getting stuck on the initial start-up screen.

Boot from your OS installer disk and use disk utility to repair the disk.

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My Macbook Pro is stuck at the start up screen

Last night I was using Safari and it froze so I restarted it but when it started turning back on it didn't completely restart. It just stayed on the first screen.. I heard the start up chime and then it went to the screen with the apple and the little circle that spins while it's loading and it just stayed there... After about ten minutes of it staying on that screen I hit the power button until it turned off, shut the computer and left it alone for about an hour.. I plugged it into the charger and then turned it back on and I heard the chime again and it went to the same screen it had been on before... It was around 1AM and I accidentally fell asleep waiting for it to turn on so it was plugged in and on the loading screen from about 1AM until I woke up at about 10AM so it was stuck on that screen for 9 straight hours.. It's really freaking me out now. I tried to do it again and then I tried to reset it by turning it off and hitting 'SHIFT+CTRL+OPT' and holding the power button.. Nothing happened but I tried to turn it on again and it stayed on the same screen again... I have no idea what is happening and it's freaking me out now... So does anyone know how to fix this? Or even had it happen to them before?
If it helps I bought the computer in October of 2009.

Follow these documents.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Try to get into your machine and if you do, the first thing you do is
backup your files to a external drive. (not TimeMachine) via regular
drag and drop methods.
Disconnect this drive. and all others.
Repair Permissions /Drive from the installer disk
You can then c boot off the installer disk for your OS version and
under the Utilities menu is Disk Utility > Repair Disk and
Repair Permissions.
Any warnings related to Disk Repair that are not repaired
is a sign of trouble.
This one about permissions you can ignore
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
Reinstall OS X
Also you can reinstall just OS X itself while c booted off the
installer disk, shouldn't effect your programs or files
(but backup all files just in case)
Hold off Software updating until your third party software
has a update to work with the current OS X version.
OnyX clean and check
You can download and run ALL the cleaning and maintenance
aspects of the free OnyX and reboot here:
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
Also use OnyX Verify > Preferences (check to show only corrupt)
plist files, write them down and find them and move them to your
desktop and reboot, they will be rebuilt. If everything is fine then
delete the old plists and set your preferences again.
Most drastic method
If that don't work, c boot off the installer disk again, this time
use Disk Utility to Erase >format HFS+ Journaled with Security
option > Zero All Data (will take some time) This will totally
wipe the drive of everything and is a last ditch effort.
When it's done quit, and reinstall OS X.
You'll have to go through the setup and reinstall your programs
and files from backup. Secret is use the same user name and
drive name as the previous time so your iTunes folder will work
without a hitch.
If you restore from TimeMachine, it's possible whatever problem
you had can return, but you can try and if it doesn't work, just
repeat above without TimeMachine.
Clone your boot drive
Later look at free/donationware Carbon Copy Clone your boot
drive to a external HFS+ Journaled formatted drive (in Disk Utility)
and keep in a safe place, it hold option bootable, reverse clone
great if your hard drive bites it, or TimeMachine gets hosed.
TM isn't bootable.

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Hold the mouse button down as the machine boots, that should kick the disk out of the CDROm. The next step is to just try to reboot again if the system does not boot after kicking out the CD. If you put the OS disc in and hold down the "c " key that should allow you to boot from the OS disc, then search for the utilities folder and repair the disk.

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pstumba,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You can try a SMC reset simultaneously hold down the Left shift, Left Contol and Left Option buttons and Power button for a moment. Then restart the computer.
If that still doesn't work, shut down the computer and wait a moment then restart while holding down the Option and D keys which will force the computer to start from the internal drive.
If that still does not work then try inserting the install disc that came with the computer and restart holding down the Option key, then choose the Startup disc when it asks which startup volume to use. You should then see the language choices, choose your language and then from the Utilities Menu choose Disk Utility. In Disk Utility check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the internal drive it should indicate "Verified" if it is OK. If it does not then choose Repair Disk, you may need to run this several times until the drive appears OK. If it still fails then you know your internal drive failed and you have a valid warranty claim. Simply call AppleCare (look in your manual) or make an appointment at the Apple Store you purchased it from to arrange for a repair.
Regards,
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Follow these directions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2570
Ciao.

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Try resetting the Pram
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
and Smc
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964

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Morning Catherine89,
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
Intel-Based Apple Portables: Troubleshooting a computer that will not power on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Hope this helps,
Mario

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Hey Lyssa
I don't have a back up but I'm not to worried about that as it's my traveling computer and I only use it for the web and some word processing.
I don't have the disks with me right now as I'm away from home. I'm not sure what I had updated, I think there was a lot because I hadn't don't it in a long time.
If I can start it in safe mode what should I do?
Thanks.
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