Ok, if this thing pisses me off any more, I have the option to move to a 18F2221 or 18F4321.

How to I put RA0,RA1,RA2,RA3, RB0,RB1, and RB3 as inputs?

The rest need to be outputs and go HIGH but a couple may need to be flipped to inputs for one reason or another. All inputs and outputs must be digital.

The 18F is a huge pic that I have absolutely no experience with (and I am only intermediate with 16F and 12F series).