Trouble migrating files

I tried several times to migrate applications from my iMac to my MacBook Air. Now I have two log-ins representing my iMac and it doesn't recognize my passwords from either machine. How do I bypass the password so I can delete these extra accounts?

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Migration Assistant creates a new user with transferred files, but as you only transferred applications, you can delete the new account without any problem.
First of all, can you log in the existing user you had on the MacBook Air? If the password isn't recognised, reset the password of this account following these steps > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101 After doing this, log in your old account, open System Preferences > Users & Groups, and delete the new users. Note that you won't lose your applications, because they are moved to a directory where all users can access in order to open apps

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