I locked myself in one of my user accounts - I have reset the password and can not remember what it is

URGENT! -I'm locked in one of my user accounts - the system won't let me not reset the password

You said that you had to reset the password, but forget what it is.
Do you then remember the previous password?
1. If you remember the previous password until you did reset.
2. If you have the DVD drive or Vista repair.
3. If there is a restore point which a logon succeeded.
This works in cases where you changed your password to something new and then has forgotten or deleted a user account by accident. So that this works, there must be a restore point from the system during which logging has managed for the account of the problem. In addition, this isn't a problem if you are in a domain environment because the domain administrator can always reset your password.

If you meet the above conditions, then use this tutorial:
http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/how-to-regain-access-to-your-administrator-account-in-Windows-Vista-using-system-restore/

Otherwise, we are not allowed to help users to bypass the password protection, regardless of what are "reasons".
Here's the Microsoft Policy on this subject
http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-security/keeping-passwords-secure-Microsoft-policy-on/3eba3150-8742-4264-be9f-0daaad2282cd

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