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Triple Boot MacBook Pro

Print | posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:18 AM

Running Mac OS X, Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64 on a MacBook Pro.

This article series details a process for installing Mac OS X, Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64 on a MacBook Pro with complete driver support. While it is not the only way to setup such a system, this approach minimises the configuration necessary and avoids shell commands, and the need for third party boot loader utilities.

The scenario this approach is intended to address is as follows:

  • Primary OS for day to day use – Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
  • Secondary OS for “experimentation” (and a possible future “switch” :) ) – Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2
  • Third OS for presentation or demo use – Windows Server 2008 x64

Triple Boot MacBook Pro

Special thanks to my buddy and fellow SharePoint junkie, Andrew Connell who helped review the article and threw around the initial idea with me.