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Google recover admin password - you should find a Linux boot cd to reset adminn password. download and burn as ISO.
Boot with CD and follow instructions.
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As it turns out, I did create a local user account. I just forgot that I did. Once I booted with the ophcrack CD, I saw the user names, and recognized one of them (besides Administrator). I restarted, and was able to log in with the password that I guessed went with that username.
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