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I’m having the same problem — so it’s stray quotes, eh? *grump* I love that plugin.

Woo-hoo! I FIXED IT!

What I did:
– deleted the wp-admin and wp-includes folders AGAIN
– uploaded the same folders from my fresh d/l of WP2.5
– Checked my main install again, got a different error
– uploaded my old wp-settings file; checked; a different error!
– deleted old wp-settings file; uploaded NEW wp-settings file
– checked… Got a ‘You need to upgrade! Wanna do that now?’ message
– upgraded…checked…
– it worked! Woot!

Thanks so much to everyone that suggested things to try! Have a great day!

Sam —

Hee! I love that picture.
As for clearing the cache, I did try that — and I figured out part of what was wrong, at least with my fresh install. It turns out that when I unzipped the archive the first time around, the unzipping process got interrupted, so I had three copies of some of the WP files in the destination folder (i.e. index.php, index_1.php, index_2.php, etc)! After tossing the previous messy copy of WP into the recycle bin and uploading the index and other files to my testobloggo directory, my fresh install looks exactly right and works like a charm.

Now, of course, since I deleted and reuploaded those same files for my main install, I have a new error:

Fatal error: Unknown function: require_wp_db() in /home/[redacted]/public_html/blogstuff/wp-settings.php on line 204

So, I did make progress… Kinda. Maybe it’s time to call in the kittens.

Sam — Since I’ve got FF 2.0.0.13, it shouldn’t be a problem. Theoretically, anyhow.

Thanks for the thought…

UPDATE:
– Once again deleted both wp-admin and wp-includes for my main installation; once more uploaded both files; once more logged in to see the same info.

– fixed the login problem for the new install. File had been inadvertantly saved as UTF-8; saving as ANSI fixed it quickly and easily.

However… When I logged in to the new, fresh, never-before-used install of 2.5, I had the SAME dashboard as 2.3.3, and the SAME messages that my copy of 2.3.3 is outta date and I need to upgrade. I am going to try reinstalling WP 2.5 from a freshly-downloaded .zip.

Considering today’s date, I have wondered if this is all an elaborate joke. If it is, oh ha ha, you got me! I can has upgrade nao plz?

If it isn’t, well… Gah! What am I doing wrong?

Otto — First Problem: Yes, yes, a thousand times YES, I deleted those two folders. I will try again, though, because Lord knows what’ll happen.

Second: Weird! I’ll double-check on the file type.

Thanks so much for the ideas, I really appreciate it.

Okay, so I just tried doing a fresh install of WP 2.5 in a new directory. Aside from getting

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/[redacted]/public_html/testobloggo/wp-config.php:1) in /home/[redacted]/public_html/testobloggo/wp-login.php on line 12

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/[redacted]/public_html/testobloggo/wp-config.php:1) in /home/[redacted]/public_html/testobloggo/wp-login.php on line 24
This Is Only A Test

during the installation process, everything seemed to work just fine. Then I tried to login. I get those errors again, with the additional message that

ERROR: WordPress requires Cookies but your browser does not support them or they are blocked.

and my browser (the latest, non-beta version of FireFox) is set to accept ALL cookies! Off to try clearing the cache…

And I don’t get that error when I log in to my main blog (the one that’s telling me I’m using 2.3.3, above).

UPDATE:
I just cleared out all of my ‘private data’ and tried to login to my fresh install — still no joy. It insists that cookies need to be enabled, despite the fact that no only do I have FireFox set to accept all cookies, I turned off AdBlock Plus and NoScript just in case.