Direct X 8.0 or 9.0 Download

[muthabored]

I'm rebuiding a PC that will have Windows XP Pro as the OS. Part of the mobo manufacturer's instructions for what to do after a fresh OS install (had to do it from the XP Pro CD since I have no recovery disk with device drivers) is to install the Windows XP Pro Service Pack 1 (which is on the CD itself but I'm sure there's a more current one, 1a perhaps?) and Direct X 8.0. I know that both are available via download on the Microsoft website but since this PC isn't online yet (will be once I get to the step where I have to install the device drivers, ie NIC) that does me no good. I also know that I could pay to have the CDs sent to me but if I can avoid going that route, I will. Is there someway to download both (mainly Direct X) to my hard drive and then burn them to a CD?

 

[muthabored]

I seemed to have found the answer to the DirectX 9.0 portion of my question at downloads.microsoft.com.
I'm now looking into the Service Pack 1a thingy but any feedback/input would be greatly appreciated.

Thx!

 

[SYAR2003]

Xp sp1a "network" download .
Press the go button (with right language) on this page and you will get the whole sp1a 134MB .
Burn the file to a cd and you are set.
(remember to enable the xp firewall before going on-net
only takes some minutes to get infected with the blaster worm if you don't)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/sp1lang.asp

syar

 

[bcastner]

The difference between Service Pack 1, and Service Pack1a is that the first has the Microsoft Java Vitual Machine included (MJVM) and 1a does not.

You are better of with what you have. If you insist, Service Pack 1a can be directly downloaded:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/f/54f8bcf8-bb4d-4613-8ee7-db69d01735ed/xpsp1a_en_x86.exe