Negligent reset system administrator

I had negligent reset system administrator user password from utility menu via 10.5 installer disk from Mac Mini (intel base) on iMac G4 10.4.11. But,I don't have 10.4 installer disk . How can I solve this trouble? I tried to create new root user in single user mode, but It doesn't work. Now, I stuck in log in screen with blank user and password.

BDAqua wrote:
Hi, not ckear, dud you try this...
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
Admin Hack...
http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4
Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.
Yes, I tried many times to create new account from that. But, I cannot go to next screen after fill personal info.

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resetpassword
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