After migration lion will not recognize password at login

I re-installed lion on my new mini to get to Setup Assistant to transfer files from my older iMac. The transfer went well, I think. However, I cannot login. I have tried no password (the way the old iMac was set up). I have tried every password that I can think of including my Apple ID password. I did not set up any password for the new computer, but it did offer a hint for a password that it wiil not accept. How in the world did it come up with a password with out my consent? and how can I access my new computer?

Problem solved from a link posted before:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110727063028750
One problem was the imported screen resolution, which obscured the menu. Once I reach up beyond the screen frame and clicked blindly, I could find the Terminal program in the pull down menu. It works now.

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