[eluser]TheFuzzy0ne[/eluser]
Have you tried [url="http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=site:codeigniter.com+autoload+header+footer&btnG=Google+Search&meta;=&aq=f&oq;="]searching the forums[/url]?
Also, you might want to check out my [url="http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/107773/"]CodeIgniter Resources thread[/url].