Solved:
I don’t hide extensions. I have been running clientraw.txt in C:\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\WDL. So I changed it like you said and that fixed it. I now have a updating customclientraw.txt in C:\Abyss Web Server\htdocs\WDL\Webfiles. Now I can start working with Steel Gauges.
As for the default location for WD it always re-installs and updates where I have it. I always used the defaults. I have been using WD since 2004. Back then was it a different default?? And just remembers it. Where should it be now?
Thanks so much for your quick response and help.