Password questions on new mac pro

Please forgive a very elementary question from a decades-long PC user. Just received my first Mac ever, a 2.66, 4 gigs,2/500, ati card Pro. Struggling with passwords. Loaded my admin password at initial startup with a "hint" in case I forgot it. The computer now won't accept that password. Can't seem to find where the "hint" is contained to retrieve it. Tried to restart from install disc 1 while holding the "C" key, but the computer continued to boot up normally without going into utilities to allow a password reset. Any advice?
Initial impression of machine? One week early shipment, louder than my previous Sony Vaio VGC-RA834G PC tower with significantly louder HDD noise on Apple supplied drives, beautiful esthetics, beautiful graphics, very fast. Purchased for use with Final Cut Studio and Aperture. I know I will enjoy it once over these elementary PC to Mac transitional problems.
Thanks for your help--
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

1. The hint may appear after you've made three incorrect password guesses.
2. Restart your computer with the Option key held down; if you see a screen with a padlock icon, an Open Firmware password has been set on the machine and the C key shortcut is disabled. You will need to know the Open Firmware password or a Mac OS X administrator password to restart your computer from the DVD, which can be accomplished from the Startup Manager, which is what you see when the Option key is held down at startup. If the screen you see does not have a padlock icon, click on the DVD and then on the button with the straight arrow. If the DVD isn't in the drive, insert it and press the button with the curly arrow.
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