Restting pasword in order to download updates software?

Help!
My troubles began with the purchase of a fancy new ipod - which my macbook won't recognize until I update my itunes to the newest version. Unfortunately, I can't remember the password I set for the administrator account when I bought the computer a few years ago.
Is there any way to reset this?
Thanks!

Search the forums for the topic. It's been covered umpteen times. It's also in Mac Help (Finder's Help menu), search of the Knowledge Base from Apple's support site, Discussion's Users Tips, and Google.
If you take some time to read the Discussion's Terms of Use you will find that it's recommended you first do the above before posting a question because many common questions have already been answered.

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