What a pain getting started. Many of the samples use the above mentioned database for sample apps. I installed the sql sample for seeing functionality, but the apps don't work. I installed the SQL2000SampleDb.msi but I can't open it in the Database Explorer nor the SMSSE (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express) utility. Any help - video especially - would be appreciated to simplify this process and get started using the sample database examples for 101 samples. Thanks in advance.

Getting AdventureWorks sample database to work
Guadalupe Zamudio Cabello
Have you tried the databases and samples from here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=9697AAAA-AD4B-416E-87A4-A8B154F92787&displaylang=en
They are specific for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition