Backlight keyboard issue (MBP 2011)

Well I installed Lion and my MBP 2011, brand new illuminates when starting up.  It goes bright then dims down to the setting I have (off).  It's annoying but how can you stop it from illuminating at start up.  I tried a SMC reset for my intel MBP i7 computer.  Any other suggestions?

Try System Preferences>Keyboard and UNCHECK  'Automatically illuminate keyboard in low light'.
Ciao.

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