I reinstalled osx and now no password will be recognized

Now that OS X reinstalled stick has been installed - my password will not be recognized. So I go to reset with my main password, and any new password shakes its head at me. 

Did you backup your hard drive before you reinstalled OS X? What folder did you save your iMovie and iDVD projects in? They should still be in that folder, so you should search for them by name and see if you find them.
Archive & Install would have preserved all your settings, and at worst, your files would be somewhere in the Previous System folder, in which case you would just have to move them to your current system installation before deleting the old one.
Hope this helps,
Mulder

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