I have been trying to install software updates but everytime my computer restarts it doesnt install them and it just goes straight to my login. But, my brother have a iMac and he was able to updates his softwares. Why my Macbook Pro can't?!

Might be worth taking it into your local apple store's "tech" bar for advise. Assuming you have a local apple store.

I went to the Genius Bar thursday, I have to format my Macbook. :(

But is it fixed?

I have to buy a hard drive to transfer my data. I still didn't buy it.

The downsize of owing a Mac, when it goes wrong it's not the cheapest to repair.

 

You can't just take it to a local computer repair person as they not be trained in Mac repairs.

^exactly !

I bought the Applecare. So, all is free....except the hard drive... :\

My brother and I have the same specifications. We both bought our Macbook and iMac in 2011. But, it's been 2 months that my Macbook Pro is fixed! The guy at the Genius Bar repaired the disk and all was back to normal! :smug:

Kind of a old thread but whenever I had software installation problems with OSX tiger I would go into Applications> Utillities > Disk Utility and repair the disk permissions, that usually fixed things for me. Kinda of ridiculous somebody would actually recommend a complete reformating of the hard drive for a problem like this.

^thats what I do also