Installing Bootcamp Drivers on Macbook Air?

When I installed Bootcamp this morning after the seventieth problem had been solved, I finally hit ANOTHER roadblock. Since the MacBook Air doesn't have a DVD drive, I need to use my Superdrive to insert discs and stuff. Now, all my drivers that I need to run windows are on a disc, which I cannot run on my Air without the superdrive. What's the problem? It turns out Windows doesn't understand what the superdrive is, because it needs the driver FOR the superdrive, which, ironically, is on the disc which I cannot play without the superdrive.
I can't get the drivers online, because you need a driver to access the wifi. I tried moving them over from another computer, but I still need wifi to install them properly. Is there any way that I can work around this problem? I'm so sick and tired of problems cropping up with this.

you have the option to put drivers on flash memory
you may use USB-DVD or other
Blame it on the FAQ leaving out steps? not mentioning trouble if you try to burn ISO to DVD with Disk Utility...
... but you really should not have that must trouble if you print out hopefully the pdf guide from Boot Camp Assistant.
Yes, it could let you download the drivers from within Windows (use Software Update from Apple?)
Most (90%+) are here:
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp

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