The first thing to do is to back up your RezStream database to your hard drive.   To perform a backup of your database, from the Reserve Day screen go to File > Backup (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1

Choose an appropriate location on your hard drive(e.g. My Documents) and make a note of that location (Fig. 2).

NOTE: The default backup location is C:\Program Files\Rezstream.  You can change the default backup location in RezStream by going to Tools > Configure > Settings and entering a new path under “Default Backup Path”.

Fig. 2

Next, browse to the location on your hard drive that contains the RezStream backup file.  The file will be called RezStreamBackup-<date> (e.g. RezOvationBackup-20030121).  

Right-click on the backup file, and you will be presented with a context menu (Fig. 3).

Choose Send To from the list.

Fig. 3

This menu can now be seen branching off. Choose CD Drive (E:) from the list (Fig. 4).  If this option is not showing on the list then Windows doesn't think that your CD-drive is capable of writing to CD's. Call your computer manufacturer if this is the case.

Note: When you choose to send to the CD drive Windows doesn't actually burn straight to the CD; it creates a temporary storage area on you hard drive and puts the files there.  What we need to do next is get Windows to write these "temporary files" to the CD.

Fig. 4

You should now see a notification message in your system tray (Fig. 5).  Click on the balloon.

Fig. 5

You should be looking at a window similar to the one on the right (Fig. 6).  If you don’t see this window, then go into My Computer and then double click on the CD-RW drive (normally D: or E:).

We have chosen to copy a file named RezStreamBackup-20030121 to the CD, so this file is showing here as a faint folder icon with an arrow pointing down.

To write the files to the disc choose "Write these files to CD" from the menu on the left.

If you have decided that you don't want to copy these files after all, then just choose the option that says "Delete temporary files".

Fig. 6

Next,  give your CD a name. This is the name that will appear under the drive when you look at it in My Computer or Explorer.

Windows helpfully defaults to today’s date as the title - perfect if you are using this method to backup files from you hard disk.

Choose a name for the CD (or just press enter if you're happy with the default one), then click Next (Fig. 7).

Fig. 7

If you get this screen (Fig. 8) then you don't have a blank CD in the drive.

If you have two drives in your machine then make sure you've put the blank disc into the CD-RW drive.

If you don't get this message then windows should be copying files and you should (after a few minutes of waiting) be given a screen that tells you that your disc is written, and gives you the option to write another copy of the same disc.

Either choose to create another CD or just click Finish.

Fig. 8