Start up to apple screen only help!

This morning I attempted to install the security update for Tiger (intel) on my Macbook Pro. The first time I tried to install it, I got an error message saying something about it being unable to install and to try again. So I tried again. The second time it also didn't work but instead told me that it was unable to expand the update.
So I decided to go to work and deal with it there. I put my computer to sleep and went in to work.
When I got to work I woke my computer up and started to do things but realized that it was unable to connect to network. I tried to connect using airport and the ethernet, neither worked.
So I decided to restart and try again. It froze trying to shut down so I had to force it to shut down. Then when I tried to turn it back on it didn't get any farther than the apple screen with the indicator wheel spinning underneath it.
That is where is hangs now if I try to start it. It always gets to the apple screen with the indicator underneath.
I called apple but discovered (read the fine print kids) that I only get free phone support for 90 days with my original applecare so they couldn't help me.
I went to the help pages and did everything they suggested.
I ran disk utility repair (twice!) and both times it said no repairs were necessary. I reset the power management unit. I also reset the PRAM and NVRAM (which incidently were replaced about three months ago as the originals failed and were causing kernel panics). My next choice is to do an archive and install as I can't think of anything else to try.
suggestions please? I am a scientist and I desperately need my computer to work!
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Another option would be (if you have a USB or Firewire external hard drive) to load OSX here. Then boot off the external drive and you will be able to at least get to all the data on the old system that way and you could copy data back into the new running system. When you are satisfied with all the data you can wipe the original hard drive clean and use carbon copy cloner to copy the data back to your original hard drive.
A better option might be to just go out and spend the money on TechTool Pro and run that. Make sure you get the intel version. This should repair your system to a useable state.

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