Restore the first system from the second system in my computer?

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needhelps

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Hi,

Today, after I left my computer for a while, the screen became black as expected. However, I could not open the system again after I pressed whatever key, even switched off and on no help! What I could sometimes see was the small "out of range" window.
Fortunately, I got two systems (both are Vista) in my computer and I logged into the second system successfully.

My questions would be:
Do you think I should restore the first system? And how to restore the first system from the second system?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
 

My Computer

System One

I would need to know more about how you had your computer set up.
Do you have two partitions and an operating system on both and they are both Vista
You want to restore only one or keep two but restore one
Do you use any programs like Macrium Reflect to back up your computer with
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
On the one that is not working, press F8 to get to the Advanced Boot Options menu then select Enable low-resolution video (640x480) or try Last known good configuration.

If you used low res mode then you can set the resolution to what it should be ionce you get to the desktop.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" C27F398 Curved Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (HDMI)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
    Seagate ST2000NM001 2TB
    Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Lenovo USB
    Internet Speed
    50MB Down, 10MB Up
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw4400 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    HP 0A68h
    Memory
    5GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI FireGL V3300
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer KN242HYL 24" (KVMS)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3120026As 120GB SATA (boot)
    Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA
    Mouse
    Logitech via KVMS switch
    Keyboard
    Dell USB via KVMS switch
    Internet Speed
    50 Down, 10 Up
    Other Info
    Apache Web Server since 2001
ilikefree said:
I would need to know more about how you had your computer set up.
Do you have two partitions and an operating system on both and they are both Vista
You want to restore only one or keep two but restore one
Do you use any programs like Macrium Reflect to back up your computer with
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To ilikefree,
Thank you for your helps.

I got two systems (both are Vista, but I don't know if they are the same or not, perhaps a little bit different) independently builded in two partitions.
I don't know any programs like Macrium Reflect to back up.
I need to restore only one Vista system, and I managed to restore it now by:
F8 ->repair your computer -> select a user -> System Restore

Now, I also managed to set the energy save to NEVER and hope the "out of range" problem wont happen again. However, the "out of range" still not be solved!
 

My Computer

System One

Sorry, I mean I hope the "out of range" problem wont happen again because the computer will never go to energy save mode, but the "out of range" still not be really solved!
 

My Computer

System One

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