How to prevent recalcitrant programs from loading

After a reboot I have one program that continues to load at start-up even after I am sure it is 1) not in the "login Items" window in preferences, 2) is not set to "open at login," and 3) I have quit the program before re-boot. Can anyone tell me what else I can do to prevent the program from opening at login. I am set as current (and only) user and adminstrator. I have searched Library for clues, but found none.
Thanks,
Fred Wolfe

...now that i've found it, i'd have to agree with the
last thread's advice to not worry about it, except
for one exception: when my app is executed, it checks
for a settings file. if not present, it initiates
these settings (asks the user to setup a password,
etc). if a second instance were loaded, the potential
exists, depending on which instance were closed
first, for the user to unknowingly save over their
initial program setup.
any suggestions for getting around that?
Perhaps you can create the settings file as a place holder when the program detects that it isn't there, either empty or with default values. Get the user input and overwrite the place holding file.
Subsequent executions, or a second execution on the same desktop, "see" the settings file exists and skip that portion.

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