How do i stop apps from opening when I restart

Close them before you exit.

There was a way that I read about in either MacWorld or Mac Rumor about a way to patch Lion to stop this but I do not remember how.

Un-check the option " Reopen windows when logging back in" in the shut-down window.

Update to 10.7.4, there is no reason to stay with 10.7.1, was still buggy. Beginning with 10.7.4, once you uncheck once that apps should not open at login, it will remain as such.

Adding to the list of quitting app's before shutting down and the reopen app's options above, go to: Apple > System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items and remove any unwanted App's from the list that are set to open at login.

Well, I think tiggra refers to the tantalizing behavior of automatically opening apps at next login if they were running at the time of logging out, and if user forgot (as very often) to uncheck that option. As he/she mentions v. 10.7.1, I have all reasons to assume he/she still is with 10.7.1