Security update installs but doesn't reboot system

After installing both Security Update 1.0 and 1.1 the system just sits there on a blue screen with the spinning circle. I've let it sit for over an hour, but end up doing a hard reset. After that everything is fine, no weird restart/login issues and I can restart between boot camp just fine. Oh and other updates that require a restart work just fine.
Any ideas as to why the security updates won't restart my system?
Thanks,
Dan

Hi
Is this helpful?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306857
Steve

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