Once logged on, won't accept my administrator name and/or password

Hi,
Here's my problem. As you know, to do certain things you need to enter your admin name and password. Problem is, the system isn't accepting them. I've gone through the process of changing the administrator's password twice, and it still isn't working. Any ideas?

If that's the case, try reinstalling the OS. Do post back!

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