Need password to reset password?

A friend of mine has a mac, and because I'm a little more computer-savvy than he is, I was trying to help him with the problem of a forgotten root password.
I followed the instructions offered by Apple to reset the password, but when I choose "reset password", it asks for the one we're trying to reset!
His version of OSX has two install cds, and that's about all I know off the top of my head. I was trying to reset from the first disk.
Any advice?

karmattack wrote:
I'm having this same problem. Did you ever solve it?
After I open the Mac OSX installer and choose "Reset," a dialogue bubble pops up and asks for me to enter my current password in order to proceed. I'm stuck, and this is a brand new macbook. The store I bought it from says they didn't put a password on it, and I certainly didn't... but the computer seems to believe there is one!
Put in the DVD, then reboot. When you hear the startup bong, hold down C. When it finishes booting up select Reset Password from the Utilities menu.

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