diff --git a/Functions.c b/Functions.c
index 7455c40..8e09997 100644
--- a/Functions.c
+++ b/Functions.c
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ inline void restart()
 	}
 }
 
+inline void halt()
+{
+ 	asm("cli");
+ 	asm("hlt");
+ 	while (1)
+ 	;
+}
+
 inline void eoi()
 {
 	outportb(0x20, 0x20);							//EOI
diff --git a/functions.h b/functions.h
index 22902fe..94d67d2 100644
--- a/functions.h
+++ b/functions.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ inline byte inportb(unsigned short port);
 void enable_ints();
 void disable_ints();
 inline void restart();
+inline void halt();
 void remap_pics(int pic1, int pic2);
 inline void pic1_mask(byte mask);
 inline void pic2_mask(byte mask);
diff --git a/k_defines.h b/k_defines.h
index 9621cbe..e148310 100644
--- a/k_defines.h
+++ b/k_defines.h
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@
 #define BRWHITE_TXT	0x0F
 
 #define FREERAM_START	0x268000
+#define MAX_RAM		0x40000000	//1gb maximum RAM supported
 
-#define KERNEL_PID	0x02
+#define PID_KERNEL	0x02
+#define PID_VMM		0x03
+#define PID_USER	0x10000
 
 typedef	unsigned char	byte;
 typedef	unsigned short	word;
diff --git a/kernel.c b/kernel.c
index cb80b2d..6a31594 100644
--- a/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "functions.h"
 #include "video.h"
 #include "mm.h"
+#include "vmm.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
 #include "mouse.h"
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ void k_init();
 #include "mouse.c"
 #include "keyboard.c"
 #include "mm.c"
+#include "vmm.c"
 #include "functions.c"
 #include "video.c"
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ void k_init()
 	}
 
 	mm_init();
+	vmm_init();
 	mouse_init();
 	enable_ints();
 	printf("Memory available to OS: %d MB (Bytes: %d)\n", mm_totalmem/0x100000, mm_totalmem);
diff --git a/mm.c b/mm.c
index ac3d9a2..a462e2b 100644
--- a/mm.c
+++ b/mm.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 pageblock *first_pageblock = (pageblock *) 0;
 dword	mm_totalmem = 0x100000;				//start counting from 1mb
+dword	mm_highestAddress = 0;
 
 void	mm_init()
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ void	mm_init()
 		if (maps[a].attributes == 1)		// (1) mem free to OS
 		{
 			mm_totalmem += maps[a].limit.lowdword;
+			if (mm_highestAddress < (maps[a].base.lowdword + maps[a].limit.lowdword))
+				mm_highestAddress = maps[a].base.lowdword + maps[a].limit.lowdword;
 			if  ((maps[a].base.lowdword + maps[a].limit.lowdword) > (FREERAM_START+8192))	//goes past where we start freeram
 			{
 				if (maps[a].base.lowdword < FREERAM_START)
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ void	mm_init_pageblockpage(pageblock *pbp)
 
 void   *mm_palloc(dword numpages, dword proc_pid)
 {
- 	if (proc_pid < KERNEL_PID)
+ 	if (proc_pid < PID_KERNEL)
  		return 0;
 	pageblock *pb = first_pageblock;
 	if (mm_freeentries() < 2)
diff --git a/vmm.c b/vmm.c
index 949dbb6..28681cd 100644
--- a/vmm.c
+++ b/vmm.c
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
 // Author: Josh Holtrop
 // Date: 09/30/03
 
+void	*vmm_PDBR;
+
+void	vmm_init()
+{
+	if(!(vmm_PDBR = mm_palloc(1, PID_KERNEL)))
+	{
+		printf("ERROR! COULD NOT ALLOCATE PAGE FOR INITIAL PAGE DIRECTORY!!");
+		halt();
+	}
+
+
+
+
+}
+
 
 void	*malloc(dword bytes)
 {
@@ -12,7 +27,7 @@ void	*malloc(dword bytes)
 
 
 
-int	free(void *ptr);
+int	free(void *ptr)
 {
 
 
diff --git a/vmm.h b/vmm.h
index 016e78b..114363c 100644
--- a/vmm.h
+++ b/vmm.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Date: 09/30/03
 
 
+void	vmm_init();
 void   *malloc(dword bytes);
 int	free(void *ptr);
 
@@ -11,3 +12,4 @@ int	free(void *ptr);
 
 
 
+