Stuck on grey screen after update

Hi,
I had my MacBook formatted about 2 weeks ago because of some software malfunction. I got the Snow Leopard installed and it was working perfectly fine until I had to update it.
I've updated the software from the Software Update pop-up and it would work fine but the latest update (October 9th) messed up my laptop.
It was an update for the SL software, two security updates, Java update and some other update I can't remember. All of them required a restart and I clicked to proceed.
The computer closes everything to go into restart and starts installing the software before it shuts down. Once it starts up, I get the start up chime but it stays stuck on the grey screen with the logo and the spinning wheel at the bottom. Its been stuck like this for a good 45 mins.
I shut it down by holding the power button and restarted it but it's stuck on the same screen as before.
What's wrong with it?

Start by trying this:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
If you are still unable to start then reinstall Snow Leopard. This will not erase your hard drive or disturb your data.

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