Please please help. Computer won't log in.

Guys, I really need help. I shut my computer down a few days ago, and when I turned it on, it won't accept my password in thee login window. I then tried resetting the password from the master Install CD, but it won't allow me. When it asks me which drive I would like to reset the password from, if I select the CD, then the password boxes will allow me to write in them. However, if I select the hard drive, the spinning cartwheel comes up, spins for 10 seconds then the screen dissappears and goes back to the main menu of the install CD. Please help, why can't I log in?

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