Prevent iChat from starting at login

How do I prevent iChat from starting at login? I looked in my account login items and it is not listed there. I shut the app completely before shutting down the computer so it shouldn't be automatically be relauncing due to the "reopen windows" setting in Lion. Just can't figure it out. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi,
With iChat Open check the Window Menu about which windows are actually open
The App should be Quit at the end rather than hitting the red blobs on the windows (this only closes/Hides the windows and does not Quit the app)
Are you getting Off Line IMs when it starts up ?
If this is the case it is a "feature" rather than a fault although you don't have a lot of control over it.
In earlier versions the support app iChatAgent "Listens" to the AIM Server in particular and will answer if an Off Line IM is sent.
If iChat is closed down iChatAgent will launch it.
In iChat 6 this is done by IMAgent (it does the same job for FaceTime if it's preferences are set to ON but the app is not launched)
Most likely it is a window that belongs to iChat that is not getting closed.
At the same time it may not be in view (the Window Menu should give clues).
It could be Off Line IMs
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