You can't use them anyway, unless your database server is SQL 2000. Open the newly created folder and unless you have some reason to keep them delete all the SQL Database files with file extension MDF and LDF. Double-click to install and it will install to a folder named SQL Server 2000 Sample Databases in the root of C:\. That being said, they are still useful for learning database fundamentals partially due to that simplicity.Īfter clicking on the link above, use the Download button to download SQL2000SampleDb.msi. Pubs is a book vendor and Northwind Traders is an import/export company.They are both old and rather simplistic compared to modern databases. Northwind came later as an example database for Microsoft Access and was later ported to SQL 2000. ![]() The earliest example database from Microsoft was Pubs, which according to this article came from SYBASE and has been around since the nineties. Also included are download links and some practical installation information. ![]() In this article I have listed five that are useful in training and testing. For many years Microsoft has shipped example databases with its database products, SQL Server and MS Access.
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