Problem with Parallels

So as part of my grad program, I have to play SIMCITY classic, which is provided for free online (I know...I think it's pretty ridiculous too!). I only own a macbook, so I recently purchased parallels and a copy of windows xp pro. SIMCITY online is only able to be played on a PC, so I thought this would fix the problem. However, now when I try to play it, it still doesn't work. It gets me past the screen that would normally tell me it's not compatible with Mac's, but then it just sits there with a blank screen. Any ideas of how I can make this work?

Oh, I'm sorry. I wasn't very clear in my original post. I'm not playing the game from a disk. It's played online. If you search for Simcity Classic Online, you can find the site. I'm pretty sure I can't post URL's here. So basically, its played right in firefox, or IE, or whatever browser I'm using. It just seems like there is something about the Mac that keeps it from working.

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Attachments:
test.vi ‏123 KB
Read Tiu Server.vi ‏15 KB

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