This is how to disable the 2007 Ribbon

[lol.xls]

Thought this might help some people. I was looking for a way to eliminate the 2007 ribbon using VBA.

Unfortunately, you have to use UI editor (http://openxmldeveloper.org/articles/customuieditor.aspx) as well as some VBA.

To do so, type the following vba into a module

Option Explicit
Dim Rib As IRibbonUI
Public MyTag As String
'Callback for customUI.******
Sub Ribbon******(ribbon As IRibbonUI)
    Set Rib = ribbon
End Sub
Sub GetVisible(control As IRibbonControl, ByRef visible)
    If MyTag = "show" Then
        visible = True
    Else
        If control.Tag Like MyTag Then
            visible = True
        Else
            visible = False
        End If
    End If
End Sub
Sub RefreshRibbon(Tag As String)
    MyTag = Tag
    If Rib Is Nothing Then
        MsgBox "Error, Save/Restart your workbook"
    Else
        Rib.Invalidate
    End If
End Sub
Sub HideEveryTab()
'Hide every Tab, Group or Control(we use Tag:="")
    Call RefreshRibbon(Tag:="")
End Sub

save your document, and then open the UI editor, open your document, and enter the following into the window:

Save - and that should eliminate your ribbon. hope this helps.