Can't Click Excel Ribbon

In Office 2010 Excel, when opening a saved document I cannot click on anything except for the minimize, restore, and exit buttons at the top right. I can not click on these buttons within the document, only for the program container. When I click on the
X the first time it closes the document, but I can still only click on those three buttons. The ribbon and all other buttons are frozen. They do not appear different than normal, but they do not work. I can get around this problem by opening Excel then opening
the file, but if I open a saved file directly the ribbon and toolbars are locked. I tried saving a new file, and when I opened it I had the same problem. I can enter data and save the file using Ctrl+S. I have seen the post about removing the .xlb file, but
I cannot find this file in Office 2010 installed on Windows 7. I have tried repairing the installation via Programs and Features, right-click, chance, repair, as well as a few of the suggested fixes for general Excel startup issues from Microsoft.
Here is the related thread. Not sure if they were having the exact problem I am, but the answer chosen by mods wasn't helpful for him either...
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/excel/thread/30a05bf3-7770-4351-a351-955b70ef0f42

Hi,
You can find the Personal.xlsb file in XLStart folder, and the XLStart folder is usually located in one of the following places.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\XLSTART
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
If you find any file in these folders, delete them after backup. And try to reopen your files.
Sincerely,
Max Meng
Forum Support
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