diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/lib/net/2.0/System.Data.SQLite.DLL b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/lib/net/2.0/System.Data.SQLite.DLL
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8787bed9
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diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Dao/Dao.xml b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Dao/Dao.xml
index 013eda1d..0bea08e8 100644
--- a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Dao/Dao.xml
+++ b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Dao/Dao.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
   <!-- Database and NHibernate Configuration -->
   <db:provider id="DbProvider"
-                   provider="SqlServer-2.0"
-                   connectionString="Data Source=(local);Integrated Security=true;User Instance=true;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\Northwnd.mdf"/>
+                   provider="SQLite-1.0.65"
+                   connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|Northwind.db;Version=3;FailIfMissing=True;"/>
 
   <object id="NHibernateSessionFactory" type="Spring.Data.NHibernate.LocalSessionFactoryObject, Spring.Data.NHibernate21">
     <property name="DbProvider" ref="DbProvider"/>
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
     <property name="HibernateProperties">
       <dictionary>
         <entry key="hibernate.connection.provider" value="NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider"/>
-        <entry key="dialect" value="NHibernate.Dialect.MsSql2000Dialect"/>
-        <entry key="connection.driver_class" value="NHibernate.Driver.SqlClientDriver"/>
-        <entry key="proxyfactory.factory_class" value="NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu.ProxyFactoryFactory, NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu" />
+        <entry key="dialect" value="NHibernate.Dialect.SQLiteDialect"/>
+        <entry key="connection.driver_class" value="NHibernate.Driver.SQLite20Driver"/>
       </dictionary>
     </property>
 
diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate.csproj b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate.csproj
index 04289f59..916269a2 100644
--- a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate.csproj
+++ b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate/Spring.Northwind.Dao.NHibernate.csproj
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\bin\net\2.0\debug\Common.Logging.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="FluentNHibernate, Version=0.1.0.535, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8aa435e3cb308880, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\FluentNHibernate.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Iesi.Collections, Version=1.0.0.3, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aa95f207798dfdb4, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\Iesi.Collections.dll</HintPath>
@@ -67,6 +63,10 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\System.Data.SQLite.DLL</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.2008.csproj b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.2008.csproj
index 9bc63e3f..eca3c06a 100644
--- a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.2008.csproj
+++ b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.2008.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
+    <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{FD89FEBE-4914-45F3-9123-B2CB954810DD}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\Iesi.Collections.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="LinFu.DynamicProxy, Version=1.0.3.14911, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=62a6874124340d6e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\LinFu.DynamicProxy.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="log4net, Version=1.2.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b44e1d426115821, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\log4net.dll</HintPath>
@@ -65,10 +61,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\NHibernate.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu, Version=2.1.0.4000, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aa95f207798dfdb4, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Spring.Core, Version=1.1.0.2, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\bin\net\2.0\debug\Spring.Core.dll</HintPath>
@@ -83,6 +75,10 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\System.Data.SQLite.DLL</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.Debug.csproj b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.Debug.csproj
index 9dcd01e0..89eab747 100644
--- a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.Debug.csproj
+++ b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.Debug.csproj
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\System.Data.SQLite.DLL</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.csproj b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.csproj
index 3f2ed6d1..d5db7113 100644
--- a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.csproj
+++ b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web.References/Spring.Northwind.Web.References.csproj
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\Iesi.Collections.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="LinFu.DynamicProxy, Version=1.0.3.14911, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=62a6874124340d6e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\LinFu.DynamicProxy.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="log4net, Version=1.2.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b44e1d426115821, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\log4net.dll</HintPath>
@@ -60,10 +56,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\NHibernate.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu, Version=2.1.0.4000, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aa95f207798dfdb4, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\lib\NHibernate21\net\2.0\NHibernate.ByteCode.LinFu.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Spring.Core, Version=1.1.0.2, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\bin\net\2.0\debug\Spring.Core.dll</HintPath>
@@ -78,6 +70,10 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\net\2.0\System.Data.SQLite.DLL</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/NORTHWND.MDF b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/NORTHWND.MDF
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index d8cfaad4..00000000
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diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/NORTHWND_log.ldf b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/NORTHWND_log.ldf
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index 1dff3527..00000000
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diff --git a/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/Northwind.db b/examples/Spring/Spring.Data.NHibernate.Northwind/src/Spring.Northwind.Web/App_Data/Northwind.db
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index 00000000..312ceddf
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diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Data/Data/Common/dbproviders.xml b/src/Spring/Spring.Data/Data/Common/dbproviders.xml
index aad73f7d..24edff64 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Data/Data/Common/dbproviders.xml
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Data/Data/Common/dbproviders.xml
@@ -1061,8 +1061,51 @@
       </object>
     </constructor-arg>
   </object>
-  
-  
+
+  <!-- Sqlite + ADO Net provider for sqlite -->
+  <!-- Driver can be found at : http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-dotnet2 -->
+  <!-- Reference for error codes : http://www.sqlite.org/capi3.html -->
+  <object id="SQLite-1.0.65" type="Spring.Data.Common.DbProvider, Spring.Data" singleton="false">
+    <constructor-arg name="dbMetaData">
+      <object type="Spring.Data.Common.DbMetadata">
+        <constructor-arg name="productName" value="SQLite"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="assemblyName" value="System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="connectionType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteConnection, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="commandType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteCommand, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="parameterType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteParameter, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="dataAdapterType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteDataAdapter , System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="commandBuilderType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteCommandBuilder, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="commandBuilderDeriveParametersMethod" value="not supported"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="parameterDbType" value="System.Data.SQLite.TypeAffinity, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="parameterDbTypeProperty" value="DbType"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="parameterIsNullableProperty" value="IsNullable"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="parameterNamePrefix" value=":"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="exceptionType" value="System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteException, System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.65.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="useParameterNamePrefixInParameterCollection" value="true"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="useParameterPrefixInSql" value="true"/>
+        <constructor-arg name="bindByName" value="true"/>
+        <!-- this is only true for .net 1.1 kept it here just in case we want to revert back to this strategy for
+             obtaining error codes-->
+        <constructor-arg name="errorCodeExceptionExpression" value="Number.ToString()"/>
+
+        <property name="ErrorCodes.badSqlGrammarCodes">
+          <value></value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="ErrorCodes.DataAccessResourceFailureCodes">
+          <value>1</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="ErrorCodes.DataIntegrityViolationCodes">
+          <value></value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="ErrorCodes.CannotAcquireLockCodes">
+          <value>15</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="ErrorCodes.DeadlockLoserCodes">
+          <value>5,6</value>
+        </property>
+      </object>
+    </constructor-arg>
+  </object>
 
   <!-- Sqlite + ADO Net provider for sqlite -->
   <!-- Driver can be found at : http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-dotnet2 -->