Well it seems that Microsoft have released some Extra demo's and plugins for DirectX 8.1.

DirectX 8.1: AppWizard

DirectX 8.1: DirectMusic Producer Demo

DirectX 8.1: DirectShow Extras

Fix for XP

Windows XP Patch: Remote Assistance 'Your Computer has been disconnected' Error Message.

so hit the read more button for the demo's and plugins

This download contains a DirectX 8.1 application Wizard that can be plugged into Microsoft Visual C++. The AppWizard creates a minimal C++ template application for DirectX applications.

Download DirectX 8.1: AppWizard for Windows 98 & 2000 & Windows Me, Win XP 263 Kb



This project of demo content contains musical and audio examples of many of the new DirectX® 8.1 features. The project will install to "My DocumentsDMUSProducerDemo8" on your hard drive.

Download DirectX 8.1: DirectMusic Producer Demo for Windows 98 & 2000 & Windows Me, Win XP 22 MB



This download contains the DVD-ROM boilerplate video, which is provided for developers producing DVD-ROM titles that contain no DVD-Video formatted data.

Download DirectX 8.1: DirectShow Extras for Windows 98 & 2000 & Windows Me, Win XP 412 KB