Why can't I install system updates?

Hi all,
I realized today that my system updates haven't actually been 'installing' for awhile. Whoops. Basically, I have a slew up updates that need to be installed, and I get a message that I need to restart my computer for this install to happen. I restart and nothing happens, no updates are installed and I still have the same list of stuff that needs to be done. Here are my specs:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac11,3
Processor Name:          Intel Core i3
Processor Speed:          3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache (per core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          4 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:          IM112.0057.B00
SMC Version (system):          1.59f2
Version: 10.6.8
Help?

Please open Finder - Go - Go to... and copy and paste:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
into the box, and once the file is located drag it to the desktop. Then log out of your user account and log back in and retry Software Update. Post back what the results are please.

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