Time Machine won't open

I recently changed to an iMac from a Mac Pro. In that change, I connected my old Mac Pro monitor, a Cinema HD Display, up to the new iMac to give me the benefit of two screens. The only other change is I also upgraded to Yosemite. My Mac Pro had been running on Mavericks. I have been using Time Machine without any problems for years.
Before the changes mentioned above, I could open Time Machine and it would show all the backups going back in time, which could be used to restore anything from a single file to the entire software on my machine...just as Time Machine is advertised. Now, when I try to open Time Machine the iMac screen goes black, the Cinema HD Display remains unchanged and the system hangs there until I press Esc, which takes everything back to where it was before trying to open Time Machine. I don't know which of the changes this behavior is due to, but I'm suspicious that it may have something to do with having the second monitor hooked up.
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11/24/14 5:41:10.099 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine[12491]) FairPlay decryption failed on binary.
11/24/14 5:41:10.099 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:13.679 PM WindowServer[129]: Display 0x42c0140 captured by conn 0x13803
11/24/14 5:41:13.910 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent[12493]) LaunchServices returned a bundle URL that does not match with the LoginItem's known association.
11/24/14 5:41:13.910 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:14.315 PM WindowServer[129]: Display 0x4248a5d captured by conn 0x13803
11/24/14 5:41:14.431 PM apsd[58]: Peer [pid=261] requested push wake but lacks APSPushWakeEntitlement
11/24/14 5:41:14.432 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>: notification observer: com.apple.FaceTime   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f9c02628a80 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:14.432 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fe8d0f53ed0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:14.442 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:14.442 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:14.442 : Discoverable mode changed to Off
11/24/14 5:41:14.443 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:14.442 : BTLE scanning stopped
11/24/14 5:41:14.448 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>:   DND Enabled: YES
11/24/14 5:41:14.449 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:14.449 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (null))
11/24/14 5:41:14.452 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>:   DND Enabled: YES
11/24/14 5:41:14.453 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (null))
11/24/14 5:41:14.453 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fe8d2817020 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:14.457 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:14.461 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>:   DND Enabled: YES
11/24/14 5:41:14.461 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (null))
11/24/14 5:41:16.542 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[12495]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
11/24/14 5:41:16.566 PM Intego Uninstaller[12494]: No applications seem to have been manually uninstalled.
11/24/14 5:41:20.419 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine[12497]) FairPlay decryption failed on binary.
11/24/14 5:41:20.419 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:23.917 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent[12498]) LaunchServices returned a bundle URL that does not match with the LoginItem's known association.
11/24/14 5:41:23.917 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:24.200 PM apsd[58]: Peer [pid=261] requested push wake but lacks APSPushWakeEntitlement
11/24/14 5:41:24.200 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fe8d2b127d0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:24.200 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>: notification observer: com.apple.FaceTime   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f9c0430c150 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:24.214 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.214 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.221 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>:   DND Enabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.221 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>:   DND Enabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.221 PM imagent[304]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f9c04106f70>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.ess",
    "com.apple.private.ac"
11/24/14 5:41:24.221 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d2a138e0>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.encryption",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity",
    "com.apple.ess",
    "com.apple.private.ids",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.phonecontinuity",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity.public",
    "com.apple.madrid",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth",
    "com.apple.private.ac",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.idsremoteurlconnection",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.sms",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.screensharing",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.maps",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.callhistorysync",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.tethering"
11/24/14 5:41:24.221 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fe8d283dcc0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
11/24/14 5:41:24.225 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>:    NC Disabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.229 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>:   DND Enabled: NO
11/24/14 5:41:24.230 PM identityservicesd[292]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe8d0e2ce40>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.madrid"
11/24/14 5:41:24.240 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:24.240 : Discoverable mode changed to Contacts Only
11/24/14 5:41:24.240 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:24.240 : BTLE scanning started
11/24/14 5:41:24.241 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:24.240 : Scanning mode Contacts Only
11/24/14 5:41:24.242 PM sharingd[288]: 17:41:24.241 : BTLE scanner Powered On
11/24/14 5:41:24.880 PM WindowServer[129]: Display 0x4248a5d released by conn 0x13803
11/24/14 5:41:25.585 PM WindowServer[129]: Display 0x42c0140 released by conn 0x13803
11/24/14 5:41:27.971 PM Intego Uninstaller[12499]: No applications seem to have been manually uninstalled.
11/24/14 5:41:30.646 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine[12500]) FairPlay decryption failed on binary.
11/24/14 5:41:30.646 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:33.923 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent[12501]) LaunchServices returned a bundle URL that does not match with the LoginItem's known association.
11/24/14 5:41:33.924 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:40.866 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine[12502]) FairPlay decryption failed on binary.
11/24/14 5:41:40.866 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.retrospect.retroengine) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.
11/24/14 5:41:43.931 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent[12503]) LaunchServices returned a bundle URL that does not match with the LoginItem's known association.
11/24/14 5:41:43.931 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.photostream-agent) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.

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Windows Vista is my OS. Since I've installed F4, about 50% of the time it won't open, despite the fact that it's listed as a process in the task mgr. I get no error message and have no trouble opening Google or IE. It happens when I've just turned my computer on and when it's already on and I go open F4 to do something. To rectify, I have to either reboot my computer (sometimes multiple times) or actually uninstall and reinstall F4.

I have found that the example given in this thread
"... you would need three smtp servers in your smtp server list, smtp.goddaddy.com:username1, smtp.goddaddy.com:username2, and smtp.goddaddy.com:username3"
also has issues. It appears that the Mail program gets confused if there are identical SMTP server names (and user names that are identical in the first 8 characters) in the list. I had a situation where I had smtp.goddaddy.com:username1, smtp.mac.com:username2, and smtp.goddaddy.com:username3. When trying to send mail from username3's account I kept getting the "can't send mail from SMTP server smtp.goddaddy.com:username1" error message. The message indicated to me that the program had confused the SMTP servers for username1 and username3. Also, the SMTP server for username3 was not in the drop down list available from the error message window from which you get the opportunity to change SMTP server designations. Account preferences looked good and the server list from there also contained the correct information. I changed the the server designation for username3 to smtp.gopapa.com:username3 (my ISP has alternate server designations) and everything works fine.

Time Machine Won't Continue Old Backup

My computer was being repaired at Apple for a few weeks and I just got it back. No hard drive data was modified during the repair; the optical drive needed work. Anyway, I plugged in my external hard drive a few moments ago and it's backing up the whole system and won't let me return to the previous backups that I already have. I'm trying to recall a few files and Time Machine won't let me find them even though they're on the external drive. I did, however, accidentally rename the external hard drive when I was using it without Time Machine a few days ago.
Is there a way for me to continue where I left off with my old Time Machine backups? I'd hate to lose them all and I don't want to re-install the entire system from a previous one from a month or so ago; I just need to look at a few old files. Thanks for any help!
Greg

So, here's what happened.
Time Machine uses the xattr system to assign specific folders hidden attributes. Time Machine sets each folder up in its hierarchy with a xattr tag for the Ethernet MAC address of the machine it is backing up. This is all done invisibly. So, when I got a logic board, and a new MAC address, it wouldn't treat the old archive as concomitant with the new machine. So, here's how you fix this:
- remove the ACLs from the Time Machine DB
- use the xattr command at Terminal to put your new MAC address on the folder.
Full details are available here:
http://www.tombridge.com/rta/2008/01/after-the-apple.html

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