Packard Bell System Credentials

The System Credentials are a listing of the original specifications included with Packard Bell computers. It was stored on the hard drive, and a hard copy was also included. This hard copy was printed with the Packard Bell and a laser printer, as noted on the bottom of the sheet. Here's what is know about the System Credentials:

• System Credentials app was made in Visual Basic 3.0.

• The System Credentials are stored in one of several locations depending on the age of the machine:

  1. In a hidden file PBSPEC.BIN on first launch of the System Credentials program. This file is stored in C:\PBTOOLS

  2. In track0 of the hard drive, which is the first 63 sectors of the hard drive.

  3. Starting at sector 12, then continue at sector 55, then continue at sector 58, then the remainder is at sectors 61-63. It's unknown if this is the same on all Packard Bells.