If the prospect of moving all
those shares to your new server has you down, here is a simple
method that will only take a few minutes. Navigate to the
following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares
Save the Key to a filename on a floppy. On the new
server, navigate to the same key and save its' empty Shares
key to a floppy before restoring it from the 1st server. This
will destroy any existing shares on the new server. Now,
restore the empty Shares key that you saved from the new
server to the 1st server or delete the values manually (also from
the Security sub-key). Create at least one new share on
each server. This is required so explorer can refresh its'
shares. In Control Panel / Services, stop and restart the Server
Service. If you don't want that new share, unshare it normally.