installing a new PDC

I have 300 NT 4.0 workstations and one NT 4.0 Server as a PDC which is also used as a file server I just bought a new server computer. I need to install the new computer as the PDC to replace to old PDC. How do I transfer the old PDC to the New server. I know I will need to initailly install the new server as a BDC, then synch it with the old PDC, then upgrade it to a PDC. However, the workstations all have short cuts to files and folders on the old PDC.

So, How do I duplicate thenew PDC server to the file server from the old PDC and the same folders accessed by the shortcuts on the workstatons? I am trying to avoid having to recreate all the shortcuts on the workstaions.