When starting my Dell 1501 inspiron my password does not.

It was just great for the last 2 months of work. I bought of the former owner. I'm at a slow, very new to computers so please be gental, to be honest, I don't know if I'm still in the field help

Hope you also have the Vista DVD or repair the drive when you bought the computer from the previous owner.
Otherwise, use the following tutorial:
http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/how-to-regain-access-to-your-administrator-account-in-Windows-Vista-using-system-restore/

Another tutorial essentially the same.
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940765/en-us

If you do not have a disc DVD of Vista or repair, contact the computer manufacturer and request a set of recovery disks. You bought the computer second hands.  I don't know if that presents complications when you talk to the manufacturer of the computer.
An expert in this field may provide a better overview of this issue.

Other that that, we are not allowed to help users to "get around" password protection.
Here is the link to politics of Microsoft Answers in this case:
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/3eba3150-8742-4264-be9f-0daaad2282cd For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

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