Once again this is another update that hosed my system. Perhaps it's not a good idea to have my root volume 90% full. Since this was not an OS reinstall or a clean install I didn't think that a routine update would cause my Hard Drive to have an Incorrect Thread Count which resulted in major Directory Damage.
In other words Apple had me bend over and take it hard and without lube up the rear.

Oh, yeah, one could say back up your crap before an update. So I don't know what to get cautious about when it comes to this. Should I get scared over an iTunes update. Hmmmmmmmmmm, I better hang on to my little gonads with that new iCal update.

My request is... Apple, you need to get back on track and strengthen your quality control across the board.

Just because you sell a few iPods does not mean that you have a license to be ill.

I'm a true Mac Addict and hate to see a company that started off trying to make good products and a group of nice people become just another heartless corporation. Yes, make that money, but don't shaft your users.

It's already begun and you guys have to stop or else.

Back to what happened.

So I after installing the update my computer just hung onto the grey boot screen for 1 hour before I was convinced that I was screwed.

I booted my Macbook Pro from the install disks that came with it. The Hard Drive was not recognized by the GUI disk utility app. I say GUI because unlike most of the boneheads who write reviews on Version Tracker, I actually do know what I'm doing. I then used the Terminal app on the System Restore Disk to run the disk utility app from the command line.

First I tried to repair the Hard drive permissions and was unsuccessful. I tried to repair the disk. The disk utility app tried to fix the drive 3 times before it gave up and that's when it printed out the "incorrect thread count error" message.

But Mema, wtf? what did you do?! I used the one thing that has saved me many a day for years, Disk Warrior.

My bootable USB repair kit, TechTool Protogo, has Disk Warrior on it. I booted from TechTool Protogo, ran DW. I repaired the disk and I was saved.

Oh, don't get happy yet, I had tried to reinstall my system but because of the disk damage The Tiger Install DVD would'nt allow me to do an Archive install, let alone a Clean Install.

The only reason I did not call up Apple Tech Support is ONE, they suck, and TWO , I don't give up that easily.

Once again, Get you act together... Adapt or Die. People like I, who have lots of money to throw at their tech don't like being kicked to the curb.

We'll be watching the question is... Will you be listening?