Hi,
I used the guide by Peter Canada found here
http://wiki.kanotix.net/CoMa.php?CoMa=BasicInstallation
I printed it out and kept it by my side as I installed
It only runs to three and a bit pages and I found it invaluable as a newbie.
Basically you only need the live cd.
The thing that confused me was that you actually install from within kanotix while in live cd mode. (if that makes sense)
So launch into kanotix live cd version
then open a konsole window and type "sudo kanotix-installer"
A word of advice I used knoppix live cd to partition my drive
in advance as it was easiest.
But it's up to you
