How to add Northwind sample database in the database

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There is a database Northwind sample database, but we generally do not install the database install, so when we need to use, how to build on the Northwind sample database installed in the database do?

(A) preparatory work

1. Download the file from the Internet SQL2000SampleDb.msi

URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=23654

2, install the downloaded the msi

3, this time will be in this path: C: \ see seven files in SQL Server 2000 Sample Databases

(B) adding the sample database Northwind

Ready to do a good job, so you can add the Northwind database in the database, and there are two ways

1, additional database mode

(1) Open the data, right-click, click Additional

(2) Click Add, locate NORTHWND.MDF, be determined

I use this method to add a database Northwind, encountered some problems, first because access is not enough (error 5120), this time converted to full control of the authority NORTHWND.MDF files just fine, because the version of the problem (Error 950) , I installed the database version 2014, and 2000 versions of the file is, in order to solve this problem, you need to first change its own version of the database to do transfer 2008, after adding back in 2014, but this method is somewhat complicated trouble, there is a simple way is instnwnd.sql file can directly execute the file.

2, execute SQL way

Drag instnwnd.sql find the database, you can execute