Have you tried:
– deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
– switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems?
– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.
– re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes folders from a fresh download of WordPress?
Thank you I will give it a try. I am a little concerned about re-uploading the wp-admin and wp-includes folders from a fresh download….still a novice at this stuff.
As long as you avoid the wp-content folder, you should be fine.