diff --git a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
index dbc5853..19ff345 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   # Path to the solution file relative to the root of the project.
-  SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: .
+  # SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: .
+  SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: Program-Manager-II.sln
 
   # Configuration type to build.
   # You can convert this to a build matrix if you need coverage of multiple configuration types.
diff --git a/progmgr/group.c b/progmgr/group.c
index 4804b3c..18e9c7e 100644
--- a/progmgr/group.c
+++ b/progmgr/group.c
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ BOOL InitializeGroups(VOID)
 
 	if (!RegisterClassEx(&wce))
 		return FALSE;
+	
+	// Now we can create the groups
+	if(LoadConfig(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE) != RCE_SUCCESS)
+		return FALSE;
 
-	// TODO: go thru registry and load all saved groups here
+	// TODO: if loading groups fails, throw an error
 
 	return TRUE;
 }
@@ -112,8 +116,7 @@ HWND CreateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg)
 		return NULL;
 
 	// allocate memory for a new group
-	pGroup = (PGROUP)malloc(CalculateGroupMemory(pg, 0, 0));
-
+	pGroup = (PGROUP)malloc(CalculateGroupMemory(pg, 1, 0));
 	if (pGroup == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -171,8 +174,7 @@ HWND CreateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg)
 		WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN |
 		LVS_ICON | LVS_SINGLESEL | LVS_AUTOARRANGE,
 		mcs.x, mcs.y, mcs.cx, mcs.cy,
-		hWndGroup, NULL, hAppInstance,
-		NULL)) == NULL)
+		hWndGroup, NULL, hAppInstance, NULL)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	// ((LVS_AUTOARRANGE & bAutoArrange) * LVS_AUTOARRANGE)
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ HWND CreateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg)
 		GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON), ILC_COLOR32, 0, 1);
 	ListView_SetImageList(hWndListView, hImageList, LVSIL_NORMAL);
 
+	// since the list is viewing we can load items if applicable
+	if (pGroup->cItemArray > 0)
+		LoadItems(hWndGroup);
+
 	// TODO: make sure the groups delete their icons upon destruction!
 	// AND IMAGE LIST!!!!!!!!? i think it's nuked w/ listview though
 	return hWndGroup;
@@ -240,18 +246,16 @@ BOOL RemoveGroup(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ BOOL bEliminate)
 \* * * */
 PITEM CreateItem(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ PITEM pi)
 {
-	HIMAGELIST hImageList = NULL;
-	HICON hIcon = NULL;
-	LVITEM lvi = { 0 };
 	PGROUP pGroup = NULL;
 	PGROUP pNewGroup = NULL;
 	PITEM pItem = NULL;
-	UINT uiTest = 0;
 	HWND hWndListView = NULL;
+	HIMAGELIST hImageList = NULL;
+	HICON hIcon = NULL;
+	LVITEM lvi = { 0 };
 
 	// we actually just want the group pointer lol
 	pGroup = (PGROUP)GetWindowLongPtr(hWndGroup, GWLP_USERDATA);
-	uiTest = pGroup->cItemArray;
 
 	// return NULL if we can't get to the group or item
 	if (hWndGroup == NULL)
@@ -306,6 +310,79 @@ PITEM CreateItem(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ PITEM pi)
 	return pItem;
 }
 
+/* * * *\
+	LoadItems -
+		Loads all of the items in a group structure
+	RETURNS -
+		TRUE if successful
+		FALSE otherwise
+\* * * */
+BOOL LoadItems(_In_ HWND hWndGroup)
+{
+	PGROUP pGroup = NULL;
+	PGROUP pNewGroup = NULL;
+	PITEM pItem = NULL;
+	HWND hWndListView = NULL;
+	HIMAGELIST hImageList = NULL;
+	LVITEM lvi = { 0 };
+	UINT cItemIndex = 0;
+	HICON hIcon = NULL;
+
+	// return NULL if we can't get to the group
+	if (hWndGroup == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	// retrieve the group pointer
+	pGroup = (PGROUP)GetWindowLongPtr(hWndGroup, GWLP_USERDATA);
+	if (pGroup == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+	
+	// get the listview window
+	hWndListView = FindWindowEx(hWndGroup, NULL, WC_LISTVIEW, NULL);
+	if (hWndListView == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	// make sure we have enough memory for the items
+	pNewGroup = realloc(pGroup, CalculateGroupMemory(pGroup, 0, 1));
+	if (pNewGroup != NULL)
+	{
+		pGroup = pNewGroup;
+		SetWindowLongPtr(hWndGroup, GWLP_USERDATA, (LONG_PTR)pGroup);
+	}
+	
+	// then get the pointer to the group's image list
+	hImageList = ListView_GetImageList(hWndListView, LVSIL_NORMAL);
+
+	while (pGroup->cItemArray > cItemIndex)
+	{
+		pItem = pGroup->pItemArray + cItemIndex;
+
+		// extract that icon son!!
+		hIcon = ExtractIcon(hAppInstance, (LPWSTR)pItem->szIconPath, pItem->iIconIndex);
+
+		// populate the listview with the relevant information
+		lvi.mask = LVIF_TEXT | LVIF_IMAGE | LVIF_PARAM;
+		lvi.iItem = cItemIndex;
+		lvi.iSubItem = 0;
+		lvi.pszText = pItem->szName;
+		lvi.cchTextMax = ARRAYSIZE(pItem->szName);
+		lvi.iImage = ImageList_AddIcon(hImageList, hIcon);
+		lvi.lParam = (LPARAM)pItem;
+
+		// copy that bad boy into the listview
+		ListView_InsertItem(hWndListView, &lvi);
+
+		cItemIndex++;
+	}
+	
+	if (hIcon)
+		// get that hicon outta here
+		DestroyIcon(hIcon);
+
+	// TODO: fail if the listview item isn't added
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 /* * * *\
 	RemoveItem -
 		Removes a program item
@@ -315,6 +392,7 @@ PITEM CreateItem(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ PITEM pi)
 \* * * */
 BOOL RemoveItem(_In_ PITEM pi)
 {
+	// TODO: implement this
 	// return NULL if we can't get to the group
 	if (pi == NULL)
 		return FALSE;
@@ -358,6 +436,7 @@ BOOL ExecuteItem(_In_ PITEM pi)
 \* * * */
 VOID UpdateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg)
 {
+	DWORD dwFlags = 0;
 	// Set the important flags
 	pg->dwSignature = GRP_SIGNATURE;
 	pg->wVersion = GRP_VERSION;
@@ -371,10 +450,47 @@ VOID UpdateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg)
 
 	// Set FILETIME
 	GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&pg->ftLastWrite);
+	
+	// Get the group window rect
+	// GetClientRect(hWndGroup, &rcGroupWindow);
 
 	return;
 }
 
+/* * * *\
+	VerifyGroup -
+		Verifies that a group contains the
+		correct information about itself.
+	ABSTRACT - 
+		This function will check the checksum,
+		verify the number of items, check other
+		parts of the strucutre. If requested,
+		it will repair the group if it is damaged.
+	RETURNS -
+		TRUE if group appears to be fine
+		FALSE if the group is damaged
+\* * * */
+BOOL VerifyGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg, _In_ BOOL bRepair)
+{
+	if (pg->dwSignature != GRP_SIGNATURE)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	// if (pg->wVersion != GRP_VERSION)
+	// some sort of version difference handling
+
+	if (pg->wChecksum == 1234)
+		// TODO: calculate checksum function
+		return FALSE;
+
+	// TODO: use ftlastwrite to throw an error
+	// if system clock is in the future
+
+	// calculate the size of the group based on item of numbers
+
+	// TODO: change to return a dword error value
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 /* * * *\
 	CalculateGroupMemory -
 		Calculates the memory needed by a group.
@@ -391,9 +507,7 @@ UINT CalculateGroupMemory(_In_ PGROUP pGroup, _In_ UINT cItems, _In_ BOOL bLean)
 	// first add the size of a group strucutre
 	cbGroupSize += sizeof(GROUP);
 
-	// calculate the total amount of items wanted, set
-	// to 16 if there's less than 16 items so we always
-	// have some memory ready
+	// calculate the total amount of items wanted
 	cItemBlock = pGroup->cItemArray + cItems;
 
 	if (!bLean)
diff --git a/progmgr/group.h b/progmgr/group.h
index d04c784..f95cd47 100644
--- a/progmgr/group.h
+++ b/progmgr/group.h
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ HWND CreateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg);
 BOOL RemoveGroup(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ BOOL bEliminate);
 // Item Management
 PITEM CreateItem(_In_ HWND hWndGroup, _In_ PITEM pi);
+BOOL LoadItems(_In_ HWND hWndGroup);
 BOOL RemoveItem(_In_ PITEM pi);
 BOOL ExecuteItem(_In_ PITEM pi);
 // Save/Load helper functions
 VOID UpdateGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg);
+BOOL VerifyGroup(_In_ PGROUP pg, _In_ BOOL bRepair);
 // Helper functions
 UINT CalculateGroupMemory(_In_ PGROUP pGroup, _In_ UINT cItems, _In_ BOOL bLean);
 // Group Window
diff --git a/progmgr/wndproc.c b/progmgr/wndproc.c
index 5bd99d8..79b4db9 100644
--- a/progmgr/wndproc.c
+++ b/progmgr/wndproc.c
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
 	case WM_CREATE:
 	{
-		// Now we can create the groups
-		if(LoadConfig(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE) != RCE_SUCCESS)
-			return FALSE;
-
-		// TODO: if loading groups fails, throw an error
 
 		return TRUE;
 	}