How to reset a password for Windows 7 Enterprise without an account administrator or reset disk?

I put a password on my laptop last night that I thought must have been correct, but somewhere I think I made a mistake and now can't log in to my laptop. I forgot to do a reset disk - silly me! - and I believe that this is the administrator account as this is the only account on the current laptop. Someone knows some way in which I can reset the password without disk? My hard drive has given up working a few months ago, so I'm pretty stuck.

Thanks in advance!

Here you go:

  1. Set your BIOS so that it uses the DVD drive as its primary boot device.
  2. Start the computer with your Windows 7 repair CD.
  3. Press a key when prompted to boot from the DVD.
  4. Select 'PC Repair' in the menu.
  5. Select 'Repair' when prompted.
  6. When you are prompted, select System Restore.
  7. Configure Windows to a point before you changed the password.
  8. Plan ahead a little and create, test and document an alternative admin account, same as you have a spare emergency House key.

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