Security Update - anything new

I have read the links about the recent security update. Unfortunately I started reading AFTER having problems. My husband did the update the day it came out. Now our computer won't get past the gray screen with the apple and spinning wheel. I have tried repairing permissions and repairing the disk but nothing has helped. It won't start up in safe mode or single user - nothing works other than starting up from a disk. We bought the computer used so we don't have the system software disks. Is reinstalling the system software the only way to fix this problem? This is the only MAC we have right now. I have had a Mac since 1987 - love them and this is the first big issue. We have gotten rid of our older machines so we don't have anything to fall back on.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Thank you

I have tried repairing permissions and repairing the disk....
Always do this before installing an update, not after. After is too late.
If you cannot start up in safe mode or single-user mode and you don't have any installer discs for the computer, then you are basically SOL.
You will need installer discs both to fix any problems that are fixable and to reinstall the operating system. Without them there's nothing you can do. You can purchase older versions of OS X at places such as eBay or FastMac.com. Be quite careful about what you purchase. Only purchase retail versions of the installers. OEM discs (gray labels) are machine specific and will not likely work on your computer. Beware of vendors selling so-called universal installers. You can install any version of OS X on an eMac if it's a 1 GHz model. If you have an 800 GHz or lower speed model then Tiger is the latest installable version. You must of course have sufficient installed RAM for whatever version you install - 256 MBs for Tiger, 512 MBs for Leopard, 128 MBs for any version earlier than Tiger.

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