Can't update OS X! Password problem?

I think it might be related to my user accounts?
I had two user accounts, one admin (let's call this Admin1) and one with restricted privileges. I then created a second admin account (Admin 2) which did not have a password and deleted the original admin account along with the other restricted account.
Now when I try to update OS X, it asks me for the password of my Admin1 account which did have a password. I enter it but it's rejected. But why would it be asking for one in the first place?
Anyway to get around this?

Recreate a new Admin account as the same name as the former Admin1 account, giving it the same password. In other words undo your fiddling and restore that account that the OS thinks should be there.
As for having a second admin a/c with no password, well that is perhaps getting Mac confused as it expects there to be a password in your Admin a/c, so do this and you will give it one.

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