Triple boot on your MacBook Pro

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2008, 04:44 PM

Ever felt the need to run three operating systems separately on your MacBook Pro? I scoured the internet in search of a good, straightforward guide to accomplishing the task. Unhappy with what I found, I decided to write up a straightforward guide for anyone else daring enough to do the same.
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Customgamer1 · Jul 3, 2008, 05:03 PM

You would need to be a serious geek if you need to run 3 different OS's lol.

Really think it is unneeded, but i guess some people may like it.

swimtech · Jul 3, 2008, 05:42 PM

Need to? No.

Serious geek? Yes!

OldBuzzard · Jul 3, 2008, 09:18 PM

Triple boot?

Danged amature.

I run 7 OS's

nerdrock · Jul 3, 2008, 09:23 PM

I remember the days when my Powerbook G3 had OS9, OSX, Yellow Dog Linux , and Windows 98 (Emulated in os9 thanks to Connectix VirtualPC) .. all crammed into the 6 gig hard drive. I'm trying hard to remember exactly why in the hell I did that, but I did!

Customgamer1 · Jul 3, 2008, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nerdrock

I remember the days when my Powerbook G3 had OS9, OSX, Yellow Dog Linux , and Windows 98 (Emulated in os9 thanks to Connectix VirtualPC) .. all crammed into the 6 gig hard drive. I'm trying hard to remember exactly why in the hell I did that, but I did!

LOL that is funny.

All the OS's, but no room to install anything else lol.

Either way, now on my PC i can do 3 as well!!! OSX,Vista,Linux if wanted to!

**dj_stick** · Jul 3, 2008, 10:04 PM

heh my old PC had OSX 10.4, XP, Vista

only have OS X 10.5 and Vista installed on my Mac Pro currently, but I might boot XP off an external 40g for the hell of it

swimtech · Jul 3, 2008, 10:21 PM

I've been busy o'clocking, but have 200G of unpartitioned space on the 640G drive, with Ubuntu and Virtual PC 2007 right in front of me - I swear it's coming - but not on the MacBook Pro.

That is awesome OldBuzzard, but what the heck do you use them all for - or is it just because you can (the geekiest reason of all...)?

OldBuzzard · Jul 4, 2008, 01:12 AM

One for XP 32 bit applications. Has a few applications that won't run on 64 bit and/or Vista.

One for Flight sims. Il2, FSX. Vista 64 Bit

One for Shooters HL2 & such. XP 64 bit

One for "The War Department"* XP 32 bit

On XP 64 bit for general surfing, not used much lately since I went to Vista.

One Vista 64 Ultimate. My main surfing & etc., system.

One Vista ultimate 32 bit.

One partition with no OS at the present time. Can be used to clone any of the other systems to for testing.

I use HyperOS to manage all of those. It helps to keep each install fairly 'clean' and not bogged down with a lot of applicatioins. Plus I can back up (rar) each OS on a seperate HDD in case I bork one and need to restore it. Works a lot better than restore points, and uses less HDD space.

HyperOs Systems Pretty slick application. Check it out.

* Wife

Customgamer1 · Jul 4, 2008, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldBuzzard

One for XP 32 bit applications. Has a few applications that won't run on 64 bit and/or Vista.

One for Flight sims. Il2, FSX. Vista 64 Bit

One for Shooters HL2 & such. XP 64 bit

One for "The War Department"* XP 32 bit

On XP 64 bit for general surfing, not used much lately since I went to Vista.

One Vista 64 Ultimate. My main surfing & etc., system.

One Vista ultimate 32 bit.

One partition with no OS at the present time. Can be used to clone any of the other systems to for testing.

I use HyperOS to manage all of those. It helps to keep each install fairly 'clean' and not bogged down with a lot of applicatioins. Plus I can back up (rar) each OS on a seperate HDD in case I bork one and need to restore it. Works a lot better than restore points, and uses less HDD space.

HyperOs Systems Pretty slick application. Check it out.

* Wife

WOW

That's all I can say about that lol.

Well Thank You, You are the first person I know now that has done something like that lol

Jul 3, 2008, 04:44 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,834 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Triple boot on your MacBook Pro Ever felt the need to run three operating systems separately on your MacBook Pro? I scoured the internet in search of a good, straightforward guide to accomplishing the task. Unhappy with what I found, I decided to write up a straightforward guide for anyone else daring enough to do the same. ____________ Source: Icrotonic __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	You would need to be a serious geek if you need to run 3 different OS's lol. Really think it is unneeded, but i guess some people may like it. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

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swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Need to? No. Serious geek? Yes! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

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OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	Triple boot? Danged amature. I run 7 OS's __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

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nerdrock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I remember the days when my Powerbook G3 had OS9, OSX, Yellow Dog Linux , and Windows 98 (Emulated in os9 thanks to Connectix VirtualPC) .. all crammed into the 6 gig hard drive. I'm trying hard to remember exactly why in the hell I did that, but I did! __________________ Old signature rendered obsolete by fancy new forum code!

Jul 3, 2008, 10:21 PM	#8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	I've been busy o'clocking, but have 200G of unpartitioned space on the 640G drive, with Ubuntu and Virtual PC 2007 right in front of me - I swear it's coming - but not on the MacBook Pro. That is awesome OldBuzzard, but what the heck do you use them all for - or is it just because you can (the geekiest reason of all...)? __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Jul 4, 2008, 01:12 AM	#9
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	One for XP 32 bit applications. Has a few applications that won't run on 64 bit and/or Vista. One for Flight sims. Il2, FSX. Vista 64 Bit One for Shooters HL2 & such. XP 64 bit One for "The War Department"* XP 32 bit On XP 64 bit for general surfing, not used much lately since I went to Vista. One Vista 64 Ultimate. My main surfing & etc., system. One Vista ultimate 32 bit. One partition with no OS at the present time. Can be used to clone any of the other systems to for testing. I use HyperOS to manage all of those. It helps to keep each install fairly 'clean' and not bogged down with a lot of applicatioins. Plus I can back up (rar) each OS on a seperate HDD in case I bork one and need to restore it. Works a lot better than restore points, and uses less HDD space. HyperOs Systems Pretty slick application. Check it out. * Wife __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY Last edited by OldBuzzard; Jul 4, 2008 at 01:20 AM.