Can't use Xubuntu on my laptop

I tried to install Xubuntu 7.10 Alternate on my Toshiba Satellite 1800 100 laptop & it just won't run. My laptop specs are: intel celeron 700, 190mb ram, 10gb HDD, cd rom, trident 8mb video card. the alternate cd doesn't finish installing. I have lots of distros here at home & none will work either, even those minimalist distros like puppy linux & Damn small linux that is supposed to work on old machines. i pulled out my HDD, plugged it on another laptop & installed xubuntu 7.04 from there then i returned it on the toshiba. after i started it, i got an error message saying it can't run X or something like that. i think that's also why Puppy Linux & Damn Small Linux won't run on ir. its because they're both either using Xvesa or Xorg. The toshiba came with Windows XP. Right now I restored XP on it but I'm really hoping to Be able to install Xubuntu, or any Linux distro that has a good network manager that automatically connects to wireless networks. I'm mainly using this PC to Surf the internet, Documents & Music. Also, where can I download an alternate Xubutu 7.04? Any help will surely be appreciated. thanks!