my code looks like this:

CMCON = 7
DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTB
DEFINE LED_DBIT 0
DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTB
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 4
DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTB
DEFINE LCD_EBIT 5
DEFINE LCD_BITS 4
DEFINE LCD_LINES 2



PAUSE 1000
LCDOUT $FE,1
LCDOUT "HELLO"
PAUSE 1000

END