How do I get to the sample databases

[Lori Prewitt]

I was reading a question and the attached postings. In one of the postings it
suggested to see the Northwind Sample Database. I very new to this and don't
know where to find the sample dbs.

 

[Douglas J Steele]

It was on the installation CD. If you can't find it (in the Samples folder
under wherever you've installed msaccess.exe), perhaps you didn't install
it.

 

[John Nurick]

Hi Doug,

A week or two ago I noticed for the first time that Access 2003 (at
least on the computer I'm using now) has a Sample Databases item on the
Help menu.

 

[MikeJohnB]

Paths are:

Office 97
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office97\Office\Samples

Office 2000
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\Samples

Office 2003
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003\Office11\Samples

This is providing as was mentioned, you did install

Alternatively Search using Windows Exploer for *.MDB will show all Access
Databases

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Paths are:

Office 97
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office97\Office\Samples

Office 2000
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\Samples

Office 2003
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003\Office11\Samples

This is providing as was mentioned, you did install

It's also providing you accepted the default file folders. <g>

(although I'm not sure that the default for Office 97 is what you've
suggested)

 

[MikeJohnB]

Doug could be right on office 97, I have all three programmes loaded,
programming on each version depending on who needs the programme at
work.(Legal Copies of course) In order to load all three, I seem to remember
having to change 97 but 2k and 2.003k should be correct.

 

[Regg]

Reg

 

[Regg]

I was reading a question and the attached postings. In one of the postings it
suggested to see the Northwind Sample Database. I very new to this and don't
know where to find the sample dbs.

When I try to access the sample database "Northwind" I get the reply that
the file is in an external drive such as CD etc. How can I get this file/data.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

When I try to access the sample database "Northwind" I get the reply that
the file is in an external drive such as CD etc. How can I get this
file/data.

It comes on the Office CD, but you do have to explicitly install it. Try
rerunning the installation to install it.

If that doesn't work, take a look at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...72-8dbe-422b-8676-c632d66c529c&DisplayLang=en