Forgot start up password on MacBook pro

What needs to be done to retrieve or reset the start up password to my
macbook pro? When I turn on my computer I am prompted with a little grey box that says "To access this computer, you need to enter your password". After three
incorrect attempts, my computer shuts down.

The simple answer is remember your password, but which password is it, the user login or the firmware?

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Can not start up on my Macbook pro. All I get is a grey spinning wheel. Tried all the Startup key combinations and nothing works. I reset the NVRAM and nothing. I booted with start up disk , ran disk repair and all is ok. Tried to re-install OS but when I get to designating drive its blank. When I go to startup disk there is a "?" mark. When I restart under startup disk search for a drive it still comes up with nothing. Before I got the grey spinning wheel I had a locked screen. Could not move curser or click on anything. Finally just shut down. Thank you in advance for any help!

Shouldn't still have a 'beachballing'... if the drive is being found and the system is trying to boot from it but is having problems, I would suggest looking over ds store's user tip - Step by step to fix your Mac.
It's likely either something corrupt in your system files or a failing hard drive. But follow ds's steps until you find the cause of the problem.
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Keychain
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544

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I just started using a time capsule and every thing is working fine on my pc that is hooked to the network but every time I open my macbook pro I have to choose my network to join it. Any suggestions?
Also can the time capsule be used as a storage device for my pc and if so how do I set it up?
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I just started using a time capsule and every thing is working fine on my pc that is hooked to the network but every time I open my macbook pro I have to choose my network to join it. Any suggestions?
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Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
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