You should be able to get away with making a 1:1 in Alcohol 120% and mount it in Daemon Tools (with RMPS on), using your previously mentioned tool, should work just fine =] Works for every game except Worms 4 (where you have to physically remove your IDE optical drives from the motherboard).
In any case, I have no hardware or software damage problems with SF personally, but StarForce games don't pass the copy detection process at the start on my Pioneer DVD burner. Which means if it weren't for 'alternate methods' I wouldn't be able to play them at all. It's the first copy protection that has FORCED me to copy it (to image form) in order to be able to just play it.
In any case, I have no hardware or software damage problems with SF personally, but StarForce games don't pass the copy detection process at the start on my Pioneer DVD burner. Which means if it weren't for 'alternate methods' I wouldn't be able to play them at all. It's the first copy protection that has FORCED me to copy it (to image form) in order to be able to just play it.