How irked are Geniuses with a customised Mac?

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Umm...IMHO, I would think a "TRUE GENIUS" would appreciate the work you did and be able to work around the system issues. Chances are they do the same thing and just don't admit it.

Mine was a service tech. But yes, they should know better. Problem is, not everyone hired as a tech. is always 100% computer litterate. They are taught to deal with what 95% of peoples computers would look like - cause we all know most users aren't as computer litterate as us "customizers". If it doesn't look like the norm, they question it.

im fairly sure that they would just login as new user and disable any startup apps/scripts its easy enough.

I set up a general account for this purpose. They still went ahead and reset my password and looked at my main account. They need to know if the problem originates from the account you're using, or if it is system wide.

Plus, many customizations are "system level", meaning icons for apps used by all accounts are not reset when creating a new account. And custom docks/skins are modified pngs within system apps and folders, which are obviously not reset with a new account.