Third Country visa

I was a H-1 B visa holder, and I applied for a change of status to F-1 in Dec 2002. The I-20 I used for the application for the status change is for the sememter started Jan 06, 2003. However, the F-1 approval notice did not come through before the semester started, and I had to defer my enrollment till May, 2003. The F-1 approval notice came on Jan 24, 2003. It was already too late for me to start in Spring semester. I going to start school in May or Sept 2003, but would like to apply for a third country F-1 visa from cananda and return to US.

1. Am I considered out of status from 1/24/03 since in was not possiable to enroll in school until the next semester starts?
2. Do I need to get a new I-20 starting May or Sept in order to apply for the visa? Can I use the old I-20 starting Jan. 2003 and explain the situation?

I was a H-1 B visa holder, and I applied for a change of status to F-1 in Dec 2002. The I-20 I used for the application for the status change is for the sememter started Jan 06, 2003. However, the F-1 approval notice did not come through before the semester started, and I had to defer my enrollment till May, 2003. The F-1 approval notice came on Jan 24, 2003. It was already too late for me to start in Spring semester. I going to start school in May or Sept 2003, but would like to apply for a third country F-1 visa from cananda and return to US.

1. Am I considered out of status from 1/24/03 since in was not possiable to enroll in school until the next semester starts?
2. Do I need to get a new I-20 starting May or Sept in order to apply for the visa? Can I use the old I-20 starting Jan. 2003 and explain the situation?