Shoutbox

It doesn't send the instructions to the locked account because that would be stupid.

When you register an account, there was an option to give an alternate email address for these exact situations. This is an optional thing though, so you may not have given one.

If you follow the steps, it will ask you to send the password to this alternate email, and you will need to check this account. If you can't remember whether you gave an alternate email at registering, just check an old account or one that you probably would have put as your alternate email.

If you can't find the alternate email, just follow the instructions to answer the secret question.