change drive letters in triple boot

change drive letters in triple boot

"i currently triple boot vista (c drive), xp (e drive) and linux (drive doesnt show up in windows)
My data is on d drive.
I want to get rid of vista installation and move xp to c drive (make default OS) and then i will install W7 RC on the e drive later.
Is there a way i can change the drive letters so i dont have to reinstall xp?
Im scared I wont be able to boot windows properly if i delete the C drive."

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"I had XP on the C:\ drive and installed Vista on D:. When I booted into Vista, it appeared it was on C:\, when I booted into XP, it also showed as C:. Vista functions differently from XP; when you start it, it shows it's on the C:\ drive. So all these letters don't really mean anything in the end.

Just try and install Windows 7 directly, without making all these changes. Just pop in the Windows 7 DVD, format the Vista partition from the installer and continue installing 7. When done, the Windows 7 bootloader will probably figure out what to do with XP."