emacs woes

[vinse]

so every time i start emacs, the buffer splits into two and outputs the error:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Cannot open load file" "cua-base")
require(cua-base)
mapc(require (cua-base))
custom-set-variables((cua-mode nil nil (cua-base)) (display-battery-mode nil)$
eval-buffer(#<buffer *load*> nil "~/.emacs" nil t)
load-with-code-conversion("/Users/vinse/.emacs" "~/.emacs" t t)
load("~/.emacs" t t)
#[nil "^H\205\227^@ \306=\203^Q^@\307^H\310Q\2025^@ \311=\203'^@\312\307\31$
command-line()
normal-top-level()

anybody encounter the same problem before? how do i fix this?

[varmit]

Zap your PRAM an do a fsck. Then report back on if you still having problems.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=89736

[iMeowbot]

It might be a messed-up ~/.emacs file , try mv ~/.emacs ~/.emacs-save, starting again, and seeing if it goes away.