>This works (surprisingly for me). The only part I really don't care for is I would prefer:
>
>a) the desktop to be completely blanked out and the menumain to be centered on the screen

Use a top level form.

>b) the background window that automatically appears to NOT have a menubar with FILE / EDIT / WINDOW / HELP

SET the system menu off

>c) the Microsoft Visual Foxpro to NOT be in the title bar on that background window.

_Screen.Caption = ""

>How can I do this?

See above.