How do I set up a user account on a Macbook Air

I am trying to help an elderly neighbor whose son gave her his Macbook Air to use but he is the Administrator and has been recently deployed overseas and she cannot contact him. How can I set her up with her own account on his computer without his Administrator password?

Hi there KARMS1!
I have a couple of articles here that can help you with this situation. Depending on the operating system installed on your MacBook Air, you may be able to reset the password. If you are running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on the MacBook Air, you will want to reference this article:
Mac OS X 10.6: If you forget your administrator password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph6317
However, if your operating system is later than that, you will need to erase the computer and reinstall the operating system, effectively deleting the administrator and all information on the computer so that you may create a new administrator account:
OS X Mountain Lion: Erase and reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph11273
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

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