cannot open excel 2000 file, had repaired with excel 2003 by selecting "open
and recovery " in the dialog box, but only columns with numbers visible, not
any columns with chinese character visible.

possible operation mistake : ( "C" stands for the corrupted file).
1. first open an excel file "A", then double click the file "C" to open it,
but failed. close file "A",double click the file "C" again.

2. add data to file "C", then close it.

3.copy original uncorrupted file from desktop to USB Flash Disk, for some
reasons, the copied file "C" corrupted (but other files in USB Flash Disk are
ok).then copy "C" back to desktop and overwrite the uncorrupted file by
mistake.

the steps one and two may occur one after another, or just one happens.
cannot recall the operation now.

by the way, is it possible to recover the overwritten file (original
uncorrupted file) in desktop?

Your earliest reply will be appreciated!

thanks so much!