Where to download this version of adventureworks database

Question

Hi all, I started studying SQL Server from this book SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes.

My problem is I can't get this file AdventureWorks2008.msi.

A majority of the examples in this book use the AdventureWorks database (SQL Server 2008 OLTP version), which can be downloaded online from the CodePlex site (www.codeplex.com), under the “Microsoft SQL Server Product Samples: Database” project. Look for the file named AdventureWorks2008.msi

When I searched I get this.

Answer 1

the link "AdaTheDev posted is for SQL Server 2008R2.

If you want the SQL Server 2008 (there are differences on some table's structures), try this link

I'm posting this because I had problems testing code built to the regular DB while I had the R2 installed

Answer 2

The book is outdated and refers to a file that is no longer available for public download. See this answer to get the database downloaded and installed so that you can work through the examples in the book:

Where to download AdventureWorks2008.msi?

Answer 3

The SQL 2008 AdventureWorks download is available here - it's an exe, give that a try :)