Hi, Jay.

>>>Looking for someone to point me to what the most accepted interface standards are located. Looking for the stuff that states things like you have to have tabbing, hot-keys, colors must be blah, blah, blah...
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>>Maybe this could help?
>>http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa286531.aspx
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>That did help. I couldn't find anything like a global standard for user interface design, but I think the MS one might do the trick for what I'm working on. Thanks!

Just to avoid committing too much with Microsoft sometimes forced metaphors, you may check Jakob's Nielsen site from time to time:
http://www.useit.com/

When thinking about interaction design, it is always good to see more than one source, and then do your own (even if tiny) exposure testing with your real users.

Best luck,