I have forgot my logon password and i have no hint can not get into my laptop.

hello everyone
I have forgotten my logon password and stupid me did not make a hint and now I can not access my macbook air. I went and tried other ways command r and still since i am new to mac never made a back up again stupid me. I then tried to re install the OS and it tell me that it does not see the start up OS system.
I need my mac since this is the only form of entertainment on my ship in which i work on and am leaving this week. PLEASE someone help me.....
Thanks
Robin.

There are different ways to reset the password depending on the Mac OS X version you are running. You can check it in  > About this Mac.
If it's 10.6 or older, see "Resetting your original administrator account password" > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274 Also, see > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5381
If it's 10.7 or 10.8, try resetting your password with your Apple ID by following the steps of the link above. If it doesn't work, reset the password using Recovery > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

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