Thanks for the help. Problem is that I even ran into a problem with the NextGen gallery – probably the most useable plugin out there. I have been checking compatability of the plugins to make sure they’re ok with 2.8.4 as well.
Please see my original description of the problem. When it does blow up, I get no screen, or I get a plugin management screen with side menus and the title only – no plugin listing where I could disable the plugin if I wanted to.
Is there a way to MANUALLY disable/uninstall the plugin when this occurs so I don’t have to go through the trouble of reloading the site AGAIN?