Computer help plz. Missing system file?

[Stretch]

So I get home from a long day of checking out at work, and try to boot up my computer.

I'm getting an error message that

c:\windows\system32\config\system file

is either corrupt or missing. Anyone ever had something like this? I'm running XP.

[Bobmuhthol]

Try repairing it with your XP install CD. Also note that this is sometimes a precursor to complete hard drive failure.

[radamanthys]

Could be bad RAM... if that's the case, then it'll happen again. And again.

[fallenSaint]

Thats windows informing you that you have been officially pwned.

[Sean of the Thread]

Don't use psinet or lich and this won't happen to you.

[Stretch]

So uh how do I fix this (if Bob's option doesn't work)

[Soulpieced]

Call up Anticor.

[Sean of the Thread]

So uh how do I fix this (if Bob's option doesn't work)

Everything bob said was correct.

[fallenSaint]

If you can't repair windows you're going to have to reload windows completely. That is if there isnt physical damage causing the issue. So as stated before Bob was on the right path with his suggestion.

[Whimsi]

Did you realize your sig is spelled incorrectly? It's: faaip de Oiad

[Whimsi]

The fact that I spelled something incorrectly in my post but rushed to edit before anyone saw it is beside the point.