my computer created its own password

From: Jilynda (Jilynda_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/12/05 

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:13:02 -0700

I have a HP laptop running windows XP home edition.
There is only the one user and the account was not
password protected. After restarting my computer one
day, it now asks for a password. I have tried every
password that I have ever used in my life, and it is not
working. How can I access my files without this password?
Also, how does a computer make up its own, are there
ways around this? Help!

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