issue installing backup exec 2010 on windows 2003 server without dvd drive

upgrading my backup exec 11d running on windows 2003 server to 2010.

server has CD drive, not DVD, so sharing the DVD drive from another machine.

if I browse the dvd, there is a browser.exe file, but attempting to run that tells me "error 193 loading dvd browser plugin x:\bin\browserops.dll %1 is not a valid win32 application"

so then I try to browse to x:\be\winnt\install\be32\setup.exe file, and try to do local installation, but it fails on enviroment check, I get the "page cannot be displayed" in the middle of the backup exe screen. if I browser to where "save the results to" points toward, there is nothing there but some JPGs and such, nothing to indicate the issue.

suggestions?