IDVD launches at startup.......

.........why???
Thanks!
v10.4.3

Actually, an alternate way of doing this, which might be the way you inadvertently set it in the first place, is to control-click on the application's icon in the Dock, and check or uncheck the option to "Open at Login".
Hope this helps...

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