MBP won't let me startup- keeps asking for password

I've been using my MBP for over a year now, no problems. Took it on a trip recently, brought it home, target-Firewired it to my desktop Mac to get files onto the desktop. I went to start it up recently, and now it's asking for a password, and nothing I enter will let me have access to the laptop. Tried every conceivable password I've ever had. I have the original disks- is there anything I can do to get into my laptop again? I've only ever used it as a single user Mac, so I've never needed a password before, apart from when I'm updating the system.
2011 MBP, Lion (10.7)

Read here, maybe some help.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4562
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4798

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