admin user reset password does not work

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i disabled tide_news, TIDEGetSimple and user_management plugins, reset the password like you suggested, and can login again. tnx. its not clear how or what but i am back in business.

question which goes before this: is tide_news a better news/blog solution than news_manager? i was looking for a way to run multiple blogs independent to one another, hence not having to install GetSimple for every blog.