boot.ini drive config question

> Dave, you are not adding or deleting any partitions so I don't think it
> will affect your Boot.ini. You could always change it back or do a Bootcfg
> /rebuild from the Recovery Console.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];314058
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> "dave" <dave8555@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3a6801c4af1e$78325260$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> > i currently have two hard drives. one on primary ide
> > channel (C booting the windows xp boot
> > manager....windows me is on C: and the other drive is on
> > the secondary ide channel booting windows xp (d. both
> > are masters. i want to move the drive off the secondary
> > ide channel on to the primary ide as a slave (long story).
> >
> > i need to know the consequences
> >
> > Will the drives still be labeled C: and D: Respectively?
> > they are the only two hard drives in the system.
> >
> > will i have to change my boot.ini to reflect the change
> > of the drive from its secondary IDE channel to the
> > primary one? my boot.ini is currently
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=15
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft
> > Windows XP Home
> > Edition" /fastdetect /sos /bootlog /NoExecute=OptOut
> > C:\="Microsoft Windows ME"
> > C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery
> > Console" /cmdcons
> >
> > will i have to change anything in this to reflect the new
> > drive being the slave on the primary ide channel rather
> > than being the master on the secondary ide channel?
> >
> > any help would be appreciated.

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