started over and i still do see the apps on WAB 2.8 start up page here my steps.
Attached a pic of what WAB window.
1. delete the WAB 2.8 and copied a new one to my c: drive
2. lunched WAB 2.8(startup.bat), entered the App ID on the WAB prompt.
3. coped eSearch and HeatMapES5(it couldn't loacted either) from WAB 2.7 stemapp\widgets folder to WAB 2.8 stemap\widgets folder.
4. Opened CMD as admin and ran the commands.
5. refreshed WAB 2.8 start up page, did not see the apps.
6. close completely out of WAB 2.8 Dev and restarted WAB 2.8 startup.bat and still i don't see the apps.