Installing AutoDesk using Parallels on OSX/MBP/2Gb/2.16CoreDuo

Am I plum out of luck here? I am trying to install AutoCad Architecture 2007 and just stuck on Disk 2, it just does not seem to install. I am such a Mac Person that I am not sure what else I should be doing. I did try to click on the disk image from my computer and tried installing that way, but it just sits there, not doing a thing....for some reason the Windows Media Player starts up.... Please Help! I have a project due for my class, which is ending and my lab is not available so I was hoping I could finish it on my computer, but unable to install....so what do I do? Any suggestions (apart from jump off the window or use friend's PC or some such suggestion...)
MBP2.16CoreDuo   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Suppose these are the specifications for it...
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8951062
...then it'd hardly work generally. If I remeber well Parallels don't go with high-end graphics cards (but I might be mistaken, haven't looked it up for some time).
If you're in haste, there is an AutoCAD free 30-day trial.It's specifications are here: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8446045
PS: I'm not the installers' fan-only I've installed it many times on Mac and PC, it rarely fails on it's own...

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