Avenger wrote: Well it appears that the reason why I didn't see any 'install' option is because my laptop is very slow,
Can you please post the specs of your machine?
Avenger wrote: I thought installing Linux would mean faster operation (XP was dauntingly sluggish)
Linux usually is way faster, but first of all you burned a CD *.iso image onto a DVD as you said and stuff running off a live CD is always slower than running it from a harddisk. Also: What's the size of your RAM? The more RAM the better.
Avenger wrote: Isn't there fluxbox built in? if so is there some way I could operate it to make fluxbox run?
You can install fluxbox, KDE, WindowMaker and whatever else you wish after the installation via "synaptic" (that's the name of the program and what you would type in a shell if ever you wanted to start it manually). You can easily reach the program via the "Preferences" menu: "Add / Remove Software".