Unwanted items in menu bar - how to remove?

I have unwanted items (icons) in my menu bar like the Canon scanner icon. It drives me unnecessarily crazy. How do I get rid of them?
I tried command clicking to remove with no luck.
Thank you.

Your Canon scanner icon may be there because it is set to open when you boot. System Preferences>Accounts>Startup Items. If it is there select it and hit the minus sign. What happens when you click on the icon? have you tried to darg the icon out of the menu bar when holding down the command key?

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Message was edited by: louko

louko,
It's probably in your startup items. Go to System Preferences>Accounts>select your ID on the left. Click the lock on the same screen and enter your admin password. Select the Login Items tab. Find and select the Bradford software in the list and hit the "-" sign at the bottom of the list.
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