windows update kills comp?

[PassivePretentiousness]

I restarted my computer 3 oclock this afternoon and windows did its windows update thang. At first firefox started giving me crap when I tried running a video and I had to force shut down my comp. Now I'm in safe mode, and without it, I can only open AIM and minesweeper without crashing it. I can't even get to task manager. Has anyone else had this problem?

[Pyrion]

Nope. Gonna load up my laptop in a few moments and see if the update kills it.

/doesn't install updates on this comp, not the worse off from it either.

EDIT: Nope. No problems here.

[PassivePretentiousness]

I brought it in. It was the hard drive gradually dying.