diff --git a/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-MSREXEC/Theodosius.lib b/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-MSREXEC/Theodosius.lib
index 9f02572..2759b62 100644
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diff --git a/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-VDM/Theodosius.lib b/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-VDM/Theodosius.lib
index 9f02572..2759b62 100644
Binary files a/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-VDM/Theodosius.lib and b/Examples/Theodosius-Kernel/Theodosius-VDM/Theodosius.lib differ
diff --git a/Examples/Theodosius-Usermode/Theodosius.lib b/Examples/Theodosius-Usermode/Theodosius.lib
index 9f02572..2759b62 100644
Binary files a/Examples/Theodosius-Usermode/Theodosius.lib and b/Examples/Theodosius-Usermode/Theodosius.lib differ
diff --git a/Theodosius/linker/linker.cpp b/Theodosius/linker/linker.cpp
index 7036827..d99d49a 100644
--- a/Theodosius/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/Theodosius/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace lnk
 			const auto string_table =
 				reinterpret_cast<const char*>(
 					reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(symbol_table) +
-						(coff_header->NumberOfSymbols * sizeof IMAGE_SYMBOL));
+					(coff_header->NumberOfSymbols * sizeof IMAGE_SYMBOL));
 
 			std::vector<image_reloc_t> result;
 			for (auto idx = 0u; idx < coff_header->NumberOfSections; ++idx)
@@ -171,23 +171,25 @@ namespace lnk
 						continue;
 
 					// skip both the .pdata and the .xdata sections... these are used for exceptions...
-					if (!strncmp((char*)section_headers[idx].Name, ".pdata", strlen(".pdata") - 1))
+					if (!strncmp(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(
+						section_headers[idx].Name), ".pdata", strlen(".pdata") - 1))
 						continue;
 
-					if (!strncmp((char*)section_headers[idx].Name, ".xdata", strlen(".xdata") - 1))
+					if (!strncmp(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(
+						section_headers[idx].Name), ".xdata", strlen(".xdata") - 1))
 						continue;
 
-					const auto reloc_dir = 
+					const auto reloc_dir =
 						reinterpret_cast<PIMAGE_RELOCATION>(
 							section_headers[idx].PointerToRelocations + obj.data());
 
-					for (auto reloc_idx = 0u; reloc_idx < 
+					for (auto reloc_idx = 0u; reloc_idx <
 						section_headers[idx].NumberOfRelocations; ++reloc_idx)
 					{
 						image_reloc_t entry;
-						entry.file_offset = 
-							reloc_dir[reloc_idx].VirtualAddress + 
-								section_headers[idx].PointerToRawData;
+						entry.file_offset =
+							reloc_dir[reloc_idx].VirtualAddress +
+							section_headers[idx].PointerToRawData;
 
 						if (symbol_table[reloc_dir[reloc_idx].SymbolTableIndex].N.Name.Short)
 							entry.resolve_symbol_name =
@@ -198,6 +200,10 @@ namespace lnk
 								string_table + symbol_table[reloc_dir[
 									reloc_idx].SymbolTableIndex].N.Name.Long);
 
+						if (entry.resolve_symbol_name.empty() ||
+							entry.resolve_symbol_name.c_str()[0] == '.')
+							continue;
+
 						entry.type = reloc_dir[reloc_idx].Type;
 						result.push_back(entry);
 					}
@@ -222,15 +228,25 @@ namespace lnk
 			const auto string_table =
 				reinterpret_cast<const char*>(
 					reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t>(symbol_table) +
-						(coff_header->NumberOfSymbols * sizeof IMAGE_SYMBOL));
+					(coff_header->NumberOfSymbols * sizeof IMAGE_SYMBOL));
 
 			std::vector<symbol_t> result;
 			for (auto idx = 0u; idx < coff_header->NumberOfSymbols; ++idx)
 			{
+				symbol_t symbol;
+				if (symbol_table[idx].N.Name.Short)
+					symbol.symbol_name =
+					std::string((char*)symbol_table[idx].N.ShortName);
+				else
+					symbol.symbol_name =
+					std::string(string_table +
+						symbol_table[idx].N.Name.Long);
+
 				// skip section symbols... we only want 
 				// .data, .rdata, and executable (function) symbols...
-				if (symbol_table[idx].StorageClass != IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_EXTERNAL 
-					|| !symbol_table[idx].SectionNumber)
+				if (symbol.symbol_name.empty() ||
+					symbol.symbol_name.c_str()[0] == '.' ||
+					symbol_table[idx].SectionNumber < 1)
 				{
 					if (symbol_table[idx].NumberOfAuxSymbols)
 						idx += symbol_table[idx].NumberOfAuxSymbols;
@@ -238,17 +254,8 @@ namespace lnk
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				symbol_t symbol;
-				if (symbol_table[idx].N.Name.Short)
-					symbol.symbol_name = 
-						std::string((char*)symbol_table[idx].N.ShortName);
-				else
-					symbol.symbol_name = 
-						std::string(string_table + 
-							symbol_table[idx].N.Name.Long);
-
-				symbol.file_offset = section_headers[symbol_table[
-					idx].SectionNumber - 1].PointerToRawData + symbol_table[idx].Value;
+				symbol.file_offset = section_headers[symbol_table[idx]
+					.SectionNumber - 1].PointerToRawData + symbol_table[idx].Value;
 
 				symbol.section_number = symbol_table[idx].SectionNumber;
 				symbol.section_offset = symbol_table[idx].Value;
diff --git a/Theodosius/theo.cpp b/Theodosius/theo.cpp
index a85e1a9..522e023 100644
--- a/Theodosius/theo.cpp
+++ b/Theodosius/theo.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ namespace theo
 			{
 				if (reloc.type != IMAGE_REL_AMD64_ADDR64)
 				{
-					std::printf("[!] error... unsupported relocation at file offset = 0x%x\n\t> symbol = %s\n",
-						reloc.file_offset, reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
-
+					std::printf("[!] error... unsupported relocation at file offset = 0x%x\n", reloc.file_offset);
+					std::printf("\t> symbol = %s\n", reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
+					std::printf("\t> reloc type = 0x%x\n", reloc.type);
+					std::printf("\t> object size = 0x%x\n", obj.size());
 					return false;
 				}
 
@@ -109,9 +110,9 @@ namespace theo
 				// check obj symbol table for this relocation...
 				if (mapped_symbols[reloc.resolve_symbol_name])
 				{
-					std::printf("	> resolving internal symbol...\n");
-					std::printf("		> address = 0x%p\n", mapped_symbols[reloc.resolve_symbol_name]);
-					std::printf("		> symbol = %s\n", reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
+					std::printf("\t> resolving internal symbol...\n");
+					std::printf("\t\t> address = 0x%p\n", mapped_symbols[reloc.resolve_symbol_name]);
+					std::printf("\t\t> symbol = %s\n", reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
 					*reloc_addr = mapped_symbols[reloc.resolve_symbol_name];
 				}
 				else // else check external symbol table...
@@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ namespace theo
 					*reloc_addr = extern_symbol;
 				}
 
-				std::printf("	> resolving external symbol...\n");
-				std::printf("		> address = 0x%p\n", *reloc_addr);
-				std::printf("		> symbol = %s\n", reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
+				std::printf("\t> resolving external symbol...\n");
+				std::printf("\t\t> address = 0x%p\n", *reloc_addr);
+				std::printf("\t\t> symbol = %s\n", reloc.resolve_symbol_name.c_str());
 			}
 		}
 		return true;