DLing 4.6.3 now, thanks calc!
for some reason w/4.6.2 each time i would open a txt it would revert back to T9 mode, found this reg edit to make ABC the default:
<characteristic type="HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layout s\e0010409">
<parm name="Ime File" value="compime.dll" datatype="string" />
<parm name="Layout Text" value="COMP IME" datatype="string" />
</characteristic>