If that file was originally out on the drive, then you should be able to just
open it up and have the pre-changes-made version of it available. However,
if you were creating it from scratch and closed without saving it, then it is
gone.

System Restore would never help in a case like this - System Restore does
not save user data; it is a system level recovery tool for those rough days
when you install a driver or other software that makes a mess of things.
System Restore is NO substitute for a backup. Some good tools for backing up
your drives and folders, even a type of backup called an "image" that is a
snapshot of an entire drive including OS, are Acronis TrueImage and Norton
Ghost. I personally prefer the Acronis product, others will no doubt
disagree with me.

"Unisom" wrote:

I opened up 2 version of excel and tried to close one, I forgot the other was
opened and when I chose not to save it I lost my old one also.

If there anyway I can get it back?

I tried system restore but that was turned off also ;(

Thx for any help!