Do i need to set up an administrative password?

I have never used administrator passwords on any computer I've ever owned. Now Adobe Flashplayer can't be updated, as it suddenly wants to do every two weeks!, because I have no administrative password to enter to the system can be changed. I've tried entering every password I've ever used. The one I used to sign into this forum doesn't work. What is it looking for? Is it looking for the password I never set up? When my old Mac Book Pro's l contents were transferred to this new MacBook Pro at the Apple store, I told them I don't use an administrator password. No one warned me that I would be entering the realm of Adobe Flashplayer ****. Suggestions? My OS is currently 10.9.5. BTW, I'm having the same problem for the same reason on my old Dell desktop which is running Windows 7.
A month ago a friend got the update warnings from Adobe to stop and suddenly Flashplayer worked. However, neither of us can remember what she did....I think she deleted something and bingo! All was well. until Adobe decided to try it again, and again!
When I download the Flashplayer update, my OS won't install it until I enter the needed password. What other password could it be looking for? How many Apple passwords does the computer use? Is there one for the administrator, one for me the user, and one for iCloud?

I have no idea what the "preloaded recovery partition" is, but I was able, I THINK, to establish a new password without entering an old one. i have not yet tested it to see if I am now able to install the update for Flash player. I'm not happy at all with being forced to create a password I don't want just because Adobe is constantly updating stuff. And I don't understand why everyone else I now is NOT having this problem. But I do appreciate your help. If this doesn't work, I'll set up an appointment with the local Genius bar.

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