Getting around a screen lock on an old mac

Hi all. This is a longshot. I have an old mac se that I just tried to use after many years. It starts, but the security software I apparently put on it (Empower 4.0.8) is asking for a username and password, and while the username pops up automatically (and is my name), I am at a loss to remember the password, and I have tried every possibility I can think of with caps on and off...many times.
If I try to boot from a floppy I get a message that says something like "Cannot start from floppy drive with Empower enabled". The Empower icon appears as a little system extension box at the bottom of the screen with a little keyhole icon. I've also tried holding various (though probably not all) combinations of shift/option/command/control to no avail.
Anybody with any ideas?
Many Thanks!

It is Empower II, version 4.0.8.
I did unplug the SE for about an hour, tried zapping PRAM again.....no luck.
You are correct both points: I can boot from a floppy if I hold down the apple-option-shift-delete keys, but I do not see the HD icon. When I don't hold down the key sequence I get the message that "Empower has disabled startup from floppy drive".
The message occurs after both the happy mac and the Welcome to Macintosh screens are complete.
When I try to startup normally (without a system floppy) it goes through both screens, then all the system extension/desk accessory icons start loading on the bottom, then the screen changes to a different background without the other extension icons, but with just the Empower icon with its little key symbol, then the Empower panel appears asking for a name and password. During this last step I briefly see what looks like a tiny hard drive icon in the upper right corner of the screen flashing on and off for a few seconds, which then disappears when the Empower panel comes on. It doesn't respond to clicks
Thanks very much for trying to help me.

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