Accidently deleted default user account in Netinfo Manager Utility

I don't care about the data in the previous account. But now I cannot log in and I know nothing about Mac OS X. How do I create a new account? The computer has 10.3.9. Also, are the applications I installed still there if I setup a new account? I don't have the OS X disk.

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