Programs on startup??

First, I am running 10.5.8 (Snow Leopard is in the mail!!) on an almost brand new Mac Mini.
Ok so i have this driver/program for a printer that starts on startup, and I would like it to not start on startup. I have tried to find the file/folder to delete, with no results. It is also not in System Preferences > Accounts > Login. Can anyone help?? Thanks in advance.

Drivers or extensions are installed in the /System/Library/Extensions/ folder. However a program configured to begin at startup could be in:
/Library/StartupItems/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Home/Library/LaunchAgents/
Or it could be located in the /Library/Printers/ folder. Unfortunately you've provided insufficient information to be more helpful. Perhaps you should simply ask the tech support of the manufacturer of your printer or delete the printer altogether.

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