If you are using Hackman, the 8.x release introduced a low file size limit in the freeware version (so it only opens the first 200KB or something), making it useless for editing the data.000 file. It is still possible to find the previous 7.x release, though; check here, or search Google for "hack704.zip" or "hack702.zip", etc.
Alternately, you can use a different hex editor, such as the freeware programs Frhed, XVI32 or those listed here or reviewed on this site.