The result is an in-depth tool for learning Access database design and development. You can learn more from each of these available articles: Northwind 2.0 Developer Edition: Template Tutorial

Installing this security update is optional for computers that do not host Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

This command splits your database application into two Access files: one for logic (a front-end) and one for data (a back-end). For example, a database called MySolution.accdb is split into two files called MySolution_fe.accdb and MySolution_be.accdb.

With the Reverse Engineer Wizard, you can create a database model from an existing database or an Excel workbook. Database models graphically show the structure of a database so you can see how database elements, such as tables and views, relate to each other without showing the actual data.

The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs. It also fixes corrupted registry keys. First, you'll need to download the troubleshooter.

Describes how to troubleshoot problems that occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer by using Windows Installer.

Assume that you install SQL LocalDB 2016 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2). The enumeration of the LocalDB versions that are installed on the computer stops, and an error occurs. You receive the following error message if this fix is not applied: After you install SQL LocalDB 2016 SP1:

You can use Microsoft Query to retrieve data from external sources. By using Microsoft Query to retrieve data from your corporate databases and files, you don't have to retype the data that you want to analyze in Excel.

After you install SQL LocalDB 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you can't print the information about the specified LocalDB instance, and an error occurs. You observe the following messages when this fix is not applied (assume that you have a test instance that's named FOO that you created by running a command such as "sqllocaldb create FOO").

Fixes an issue that triggers a "Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed" error when you try to install SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014 on a server that has TLS 1.2 enabled.