Firefox starts whenever I turn on my computer. I have a PC, not a Mac. How do I stop this?

Whenever I turn on my laptop, Firefox tries to load. It doesn't make it because it tries to load before my wifi connection establishes and so I get an "oops" message. I don't want it to load when I start my computer at all! How do I stop this?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== This is recent..but it happens each and every time I start the computer.

Previous thread: [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?comments_parentId=689600&forumId=1]
If Firefox isn't in the Start > Programs > Startup folder then do a malware check as suggested above.
Do a malware check with a few malware scan programs.
You need to use all programs because each detects different malware.
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
See also "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

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You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.<br />
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Microsoft Safety Scanner
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
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