How do I reinstall OS X Mavericks

I inhereited an Apple at work for testing purposes. It was set up with only one Admin user and that person is long gone, So there is currently only one unusable admin and a guest account.
I think the only thing I can do is re-install OS X Mavericks. ( If there is another way to add a new admin account let me know! )
I created an new apple ID. Then I rebooted to get to the recovery partition. I joined a wireless network and chose to re-install the OS. I was asked for mu ASpple ID. After provising the Apple ID I got a popup "This Apple ID has not yet been used with the App Store" and given a choice of Cancel or Review. I click "Review". It appears the install starts; at least errors start getting written to the log file. But the OS is not installed.
What is the problem?

If there is another way to add a new admin account let me know!
Re-set the Admin Password, then set up a new Admin account and then delete the old one

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