Windows 7 - system recovery - list disk no media

Sonic Domino

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My PC was working fine, but now when I boot up it goes to Windows Error Recovery screen. In the System Recovery Options screen there are no Operating Systems listed, and in Command Prompt when I go 'diskpart' and then 'list disk' all the disks (0 to 3) have a status of 'No Media', Size '0B', and Free '0B'. It appears that my Windows installation has disappeared. please could someone help. I do not want to lose the files on my hard drive. Many thanks
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Furthermore, I've just run a diagnostic test and the following Error Code was output:
Error Code 2000-01 42
Validation 100756
Msg: Hard Drive 0 - S/N W240LS4T, Short self test unsuccessful.
Any idea what this means, and what the fix for it is? Thanks
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Elsewhere, some have recommended MiniTools Partition Wizard and MiniTools Power Data Recovery, both free versions, to help recover partitions and then data folders and files. You probably are going to have to use another computer to create usb or dvd boots with the above two portable versions of MiniTools.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bitDesktop i5; Acers i5 & i7desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Antec desktop; Acer Aspire laptops
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Desktop i5; Acers i5 & i7
Memory
desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
Hard Drives
1TB split into 2 equal partitions [OS and data] usable by RJS
Internet Speed
AT&T DSL
Browser
FF, GChrome, msIE
Other Info
Windows 7 Firewall, Emsisoft AM/AV, MSE [scan-only], SpywareBlaster, Ruiware/BillP combine
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