I've been away for awhile...... now when I record... and I go to play back (midi only) the file doesn't start on beat one it starts 240 ticks late... I checked everywhere and cant see any reason why.. Any ideas that can help would be appreciated

Even if you hit W to rewind?

Does your Midi data start EXACTLY on measure 01:01:000?
 
If so, consider moving it all out by one measure so that everything starts on 02:01:000
 
This is a habit I got into many years ago with sequencers - it gives the software an opportunity to read everything and "clear it's throat" before playing the sequence.