Re: shared folders dumb(?) question

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:59:29 -0400

the yeti wrote:
> On my server and on my workstations if I type "\\servername" it list
> the shared folders like its supposed to. Except, it also list several
> shares that no longer exist. I moved some folders around, changed
> drive letters, etc...
>
> How do i make these non-existant shares go away? I searched the
> registry for the name of the share that did not exist, and deleted the
> entrys, but is still shows up in the list.
>
>
> Sorry about the dumb question and thanks for the responnse.

It's not dumb. A good thing to remember is that when you want to delete or
move or rename a shared folder, you should unshare it first. Type "net
share" in a command line - what do you see?

>
> Jeremy
>
> PS, Its a win2k3 Small Buisness Server.

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