Ok, I got Windows Defender working and did a scan. I rebooted and it would not work again. Through Security Center I was able to turn it back on again and it worked. Rebooted..and it would not access again. For some reason it is not staying enabled and I seem to have to turn it on manually through Security Center each time system is booted up. Not sure why this is.
Besides that system seems to be working.
Also, through MSCONFIG, what is the preferred setting for startup? At a previous date this was altered when working through a different system problem. Just curious. Thank you.