HT201240 Macbook goes into "Safe Boot" mode when I start it but it will not accept my password to complete the boot.

When I start my Macbook it tries to start in Safe Boot mode and it will not accept my password. I have tried to reset the password by inserting the "Mac OS X Install" disk and restarting while pressing C but that process has no effect. The same Safe Boot screen appears and again it will not accept my password.
I am not sure what version of MacOS X I have as the disk is now in the machine and it will not eject.
Any suggestions?

You can eject the disc by depressing the track pad/mouse at startup.
Are you depressing the Shift key at startup to make the Mac boot in Safe Mode?
Here's the instructions if you have the discs.
Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274?viewlocale=en_US
Changing your administrator password
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
 Cheers, Tom

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