Need any database to practice C#

[David]

Hello,

I have the Visual Studio .NET installed under Windows XP Pro, in
my laptop.
Right now I learn C#, and I need an access to any available
database, just for practice.
It seems that I can use the Server Explorer (built-in in the Visual
Studio .NET), but the problem is that the Server Explorer can not find
any database.
I have the MS Access installed in my laptop, and I think that it comes
with a built-in Northwind database (an SQL Server database).
My idea was to use the Server Explorer to connect to the Northwind
database
of the MS Access. I have been adviced to configure a new connection in
the Server Explorer which would employ the Microsoft Jet OLEDB
provider
and will point to a Northwind database.
Yet, I don't know how to do it and how to locate the Nortwind database
in the hard disk.
Can anybody help me with a detailed explanation on this matter? It
will be most appreciated.

Thanks,
David

 

[Conrad Lawes]

If you haven't done so already, you should download and install the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000). I'm pretty sure that it installs a sample Northwind database.

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/downloads/download.asp