Help!! Window Paint Problem!!!

I developed my own class to make creating windows "the hard way" easier (that is, without MFC). BUT I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM IT SEEMS!!! My window pops up all fine and dandy but it just a window. It has a control bar and thats pretty much it... I have found out that it seems to not be painting the client area of my window and I can't figure out y not... I have tried everything (and yes I even used the hDC = BeginPaint( hWnd, &ps ); and EndPaint( hWnd, &ps ); !!!... fancy that...) Anyone have any Ideas... I know that the are isnt being paited cuz whatever the cursor passes into the window, it stays that way until it leave the window again and is changed. Some one plz help!!!!!

Ok wait I'm gonna change this a little... The window is being painted, i figured a problem out there... BUT!!! I had posted a message earlier about making menus through code at runtime and CornedBee suggested to look for the same functions as in the CMenu class... That worked.... found all the right functions and developed code to make menus without using resources. ONE PROBLEM, the menu never shows up. I cant figure out y There isnt a menu showing up when i've made one..... OH and its still doing that cursor thing, how do you fix that?... HELP PLZ!!

Do you use SetMenu?