Hy nodd,
Try to do the following for part of checking:
1- make sure your shape file has data, (it seems you have an empty DBF file, means not data there !)
2- Open your shape file which has data in ArcView
3- Write down the coordinates of some feature data
4- Compare the coordinates, with any similar or close coordinates from other shapes, and try to figure out an approximate projection.
My own decision, it is impossible to know the correct projection, without a help from your the source of the data.