i tried downloading a older version of uplay installer it worked but when i ran it it automatically went to update to the newest version. so no success there. i did several chats with uplay:
https://support.ubi.com/en-US if you sign in there is an option to do a chat with tech support. i ran them out of things to try. they last said they would get back to me by email when they have a fix. didnt give a eta. i tried the stuff i learned here too thanks for your help. i know some things i didnt before. thanks. if you want some more infor on what we tried i can give some more detail if you need. thanks for the help.