Starting Problems after installing Software Update SecUpd2009-001ppc.pkg

Hey Guys,
After installing the SecureUpdate from January 2009 today my iMac just seems to freeze at startup. Only thing appears is the grey apple and the loading animation.
*Already tried Disk Utility, fsck, and Safe Startup.*
+-Disk Utility doesn't find any problems+
+-fsck doesn't find any problems either+
+-Safe Startup just doesn't work+
What i found here in the discussion forum is the solution with the terminal. Only thing is that I won't get further till following point 6:
*(post from nleoncavallo )*
0. Use a second computer to download the update to a USB drive. (in theory, I imagine the update is somewhere on the hard drive, but I don't know where)
1. Boot from the original install CD (pressing the "C" key while the computer starts)
2. Get up to the point of the installation screen, then start Terminal
3. type "mount" to see a list of the volumes
4. type "find /Volumes/thenameoftheUSB/*.dmg" to get the full path of the update file (so you can copy it and paste it in step 5).
5. type "hdiutil attach /Volumes/thenameoftheUSBdrive/pathoftheupdate/SecUpd2008-008Intel.dmg" (now you have mounted the update file)
*6. type "/Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/usr/sbin/installer -pkg /Volumes/Security\ Update\ 2008-008/SecUpd2008-008Intel.pkg -target /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD"*
7. Exit Terminal and select "Startup Disk" and reboot.
I _already checked Typo_ and i am really going crazy about this. What terminal replys:
+"-bash: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/usr/sbin/installer: No such file or directory"+
Can somebody help me?

Thank you for your fast reply!
Maybe I should have made it clearer. This problem I've got adheres with the software update I've installed. I tried the solutions out you send me with your link but they didn't help me out. Thing is, that i forgot to say:
After a while the grey screen disappears and instead a blue screen comes to vision. But thats it. Then nothing happens anymore.
So far, the terminal thing gives me the most trustful feeling in this. So I still need help!

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