changed to resolved. I did a new install. Now I can log on ok, other issues that need resolved but I’ll open new question.
I was able to get a workaround by removing special characters from my password. Is there an issue with xmlrpc.php where it doesn’t accept special characters? As I said, I have a work around but I feel by using it, I’m made my site a little less secure.
I just switched to Dean’s FCKEditor For WordPress. It let’s me post code all day long.