Use Gparted to mark disk as active
F10 for boot menu

Boot to rEFind
start Samsung efi

Could not get partion to recovery from recovery partition

Downloaded Windows 8.1 install from USB - this finally worked to get OS back

There are 8 partitions on this drive ?????

From: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

GParted is a free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions.
With GParted you can resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss, enabling you to:
Grow or shrink your C: drive
Create space for new operating systems
Attempt data rescue from lost partitions
GParted Live is a small bootable GNU/Linux distribution for x86 based computers.
It enables you to use all the features of the latest versions of the GParted application.

From: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

allows you to run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives and consolidate 
as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD. An experimental feature 
also allows you to run UBCD from your USB memory stick on newer machines that supports 
booting from USB devices.

From: http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

Dual Boot

    EasyBCD supercharges your Windows PC, allowing you to dual-boot to your heart's content.
    Use EasyBCD to troubleshoot Windows, back up and repair the bootloader, and more.
    You'll have the power to hide partitions, change active flags, and create complex boot scenarios.