How can I recover my administrator password without the cd?

Someone changed the password to my imac and now i have no clue what it is. I thought I would have it emailed to me etc... but that cant happen. I also do not have my original download cd. Now I have no idea what to do. any one else ever have this problem? any help would be amazing! thanks!

Buy a new Snow Leopard DVD: purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.

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