Tiger doesn't start after last Software Update

Hi,
this morning I ran the new Update for Tiger and since then the system doesn't restart. Instead it keeps hanging on the grey start-up screen for hours.
What can I do?
Regards,
Nils

Use Disk Utility to verify/Repair the HD, then Repair Permissions then reboot, if the problems persist try reinstalling the update...
But don't use Software Update to get it, use this...
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

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