but the reality is that it is often more important to catch attention when making a post than to summarize the question. This has been my experience, especially here. There is one other advantage to this method of posting. Many people who would not have looked look because of it, and as a result, it is more likely to peak their interest and give them ideas. But anyway, as to your other suggestions, I am confident that the question will be answered here. Megatron has been extremely helpful in teaching how to do systemwide hooks as have been many other people. And I am reinventing the wheel for two reasons really. The first of which, I am trying to create a template that will allow me to modify the dll as I best see fit. Often times using other people's templates come with unneccessary overhead. Secondly, I am trying to learn and understand these concepts. The school I got stuck attending this year can't do it, so I feel that I need to learn this on my own. Thank you for the suggestions.
Joe