installing java ide

i want to start programming in java using the netbeans ide provided by sun. please provide me with all the steps & links to required downloads to install the java development software properly (in proper order). assume that i have a newly formatted machine with only win xp installed (nothing else).

(i tried downloading netbeans directly thrice but it says file corrupted. all other tools require some prerequisites trapping me into a vicious circle. please help. im getting frustrated!)