I got it to work. For some reason I was under the impression that I HAD to use Blindwrite to create the image. Not so! Here is what I did:
- Downloaded and installed the newest version of Daemon Tools Lite found here
- Created an image of my original BF2142 DVD using Daemon Tools Lite as seen here
- Mounted the image as seen here
- Launched the game, and it worked!
For the sake of useful info: I have a Sony Optiarc DVD burner. I hope this helps someone.