New Imac Migrated from MacBook - TimeMachine will not Work

I used the setup assistant and migrated my macbook over to a new IMac. Everything A-Ok except Adobe (of course!) and Time Machine.
I started a backup and it ran for over 24 hours. Seems to just hang. The back up is "In Progress".
I tried to delete it to start fresh but Time Machine simply locks up.
For the record I use Setup Assistant on the Migration. Running current lion, I updated after migration. I failed to mention that ITunes is not working, checking discussion board for that now.
Please Help!
Thanks

Sounds like you've got more than one problem.
If the backup won't cancel, see #D6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
What are you backing-up to (directly-connected external HD, Time Capsule, or what)?
How much free space is on it?
A clue may be lurking in your logs. Use the widget in #A1 of Time Machine - Troubleshooting to display the backup messages from your logs. Locate the backup in question, then copy and post all the messages here.

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