Thank you all for you comments they are appreciated.
So to confirm what has happened:
year 2013, receive first bitcoins (lets say 10 to make it easy)
year 2014, send 50% of bitcoins to associate - 50% or 5 bitcoins
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Now
*Logged into laptop
*Updated Bitcoin Core Wallet as had message to upgrade
*Executed and installed. Did not back up prior. (previously not required)
*New Bitcoin Core wallet would not open, overloaded cpu and ram.
*Move to safe mode on win 10 (originally win
*Removed many apps and programs i.e. adobe , start up apps etc
*Run bitcoin from search menu
*old bitcoin core wallet runs
*Required to reindex blocks - proceed
*Coins pending
*Did attempt @khaled From the console type: listunspent and returns []
*No other addresses appear
*At some stage bitcoins return to balance in old version of wallet
*0 active connections to bitcoin wallet
*no information that is is processing blocks on disc
*Shutdown
*nextday start up again, then reboot in safe mode with networking
*Open old bitcoin wallet
*wants to reindex blocks again
*open new wallet let it run
*Shows transactions
*Shows Balance 0.00
*Shows Pending 0.00
*Is processing blocks on disk 5 years behind
*no active connections to bitcoin network
*currently computer if off while i seek further advice from you guys
Other;
Old Bitcoin wallet is located in c:program files / bitcoin
New Bitcoin wallet is located in c: program files / bitcoin
DO NOT know where wallet.dat is located. A search can not find it
DO have a backup of Windows from 2015 on the same computer
2019: can see original receiving address on bitcoin wallet
Can see funds sent in 2014
Original address shows balance of 0
Another address has has the balance of the coins which were received at same time as i sent. As suggested by @khaled these are mine
Thank you for taking the time to read this and post assistance. It is appreciated