Can't open iPhoto on Time Machine from within iPhoto

I have all my iPhoto (iLife 11) libraries backed up to Time Capsule. When I enter Time Machine to restore any other item (for example a Word document) it works fine. But when I try to restore an iPhoto library I get the message that I don't have permission to restore an iPhoto file. I've repaired all permissions through Disk Utility and checked all the file permissions through 'Get Info'.
I saw others were experiencing difficultions and they suggested opening Time Machine through iPhoto.This works well for Address Book. But when I open iPhoto and then open Time Machine the desktop is selected instead and I have to go through the Desk top on the Time Capsule to find the User-Pictures- correct Library. I then can't restore either a library or a single picture because of the permissions issue. I notice that when I select the iPhoto library in Time Machine and then select 'Open with iPhoto' it doesn't.
I've tried using a second external hard drive as the Time Capsule but the same thing happens.
I'm running a PowerMac 2x2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with Lion.
Any ideas?
Glenda

Glenda A. White wrote:
I have followed E10 exactly and without any difficulties (except that my default wasn't 'Single partition-Apple partition map'
That's curious. Shouldn't matter, though.
but I got there) but every time I got as far as 'restore to folder' - and selected the disk image in the Finder sidebar I got a message that the disk was too small. I increased the size of the disk from 100 MB to 500 MB to 639 (CD size) (following your instructions each time) and still got the message even though the selected library was only 805.8 MB. And that's my smallest library!!!
You need to select something larger than 806 MB.
I also tried the suggestion to 'reset the password and/or user permission' but neither 'CMD and R' keys nor the Alt/Option key brought up the Recovery HD.
That option won't help with existing backups -- only the current contents of your user home folder, and subsequent backups.
Are you using a wired keyboard? If not, that might be the problem -- sometimes a wireless keyboard isn't recongnized quickly enough during the startup sequence.
A Recovery HD is fairly important to have. Do you recall when you installed Lion if you got a message about it not being created?
You can verify whether you have one, via Disk Utility. First, enable Debug Mode:
Open the Terminal app (in your Applications/Utilities folder). Be very careful with this app. It's a direct link into UNIX, the underpinnings of OSX, but without the protections of OSX.
In Terminal, the prompt looks like this: <Computer Name>:~ <your name>$
(where <your name> is your short user name). It's followed by a non-blinking block cursor.
Copy the following after the prompt: defaults write com.apple.diskutility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1
Then press Return. (You can disable it later by running it again, with a zero instead of the 1.)
Then start Disk Utility and select Debug > Show Every Partition.
That should show a Recovery HD, grayed-out, under your internal HD:

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