I've been using Windows as a network administrator for just over 6 years now. I've used NT4 servers, 2000 servers, and Windows 2003, and there has been a tremendous improvement with each version. There are still some things that drive me nuts in my job, though, and this is a chronicle of the top five.
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I find it incredibly annoying that sometimes, for inexplicable reasons, errors start showing up in my application log about how client computers cannot find their GUIDs in the active directory. I have searched EVERYWHERE I COULD for a solution to this nagging problem, but I have ended up having to remove the client computers from the domain and rejoin them so they can generate a fresh GUID, only to have the same problem crop up a week or two later.
Also, I think that windows still needs a reboot in order to get GPO computer policies to apply since they are basically HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry mods.
I find it incredibly annoying that sometimes, for inexplicable reasons, errors start showing up in my application log about how client computers cannot find their GUIDs in the active directory. I have searched EVERYWHERE I COULD for a solution to this nagging problem, but I have ended up having to remove the client computers from the domain and rejoin them so they can generate a fresh GUID, only to have the same problem crop up a week or two later.

Also, I think that windows still needs a reboot in order to get GPO computer policies to apply since they are basically HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry mods.
At home, I use gentoo