How to delete PowerPC log-in items?

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My computer has been running slowly since the El Capitan update.  With the help of this forum,I have identified a handful of issues in the system that I have fixed and sped up my computer.  Recently I deleted several log-in items that were connected to deleted programs that increased my boot-up time tremendously.  However, I appear to have one remaining log-in item from an old HP scanner I used to own.     OSX will not let me delete it, and the old uninstall program will not run because it was a PowerPC relic.  I tried downloading newer drivers from HP hoping they might allow me to delete this log-in, to no avail.Subsequently, I deleted all remaining HP software from my machine.    Strangely, that seemed to make boot-up take longer now.    I&#x27;d like to eradicate this dinosaur fossil from my OS in hopes of improving performance.   Any suggestions?

Kappy · Answer

Would this be the HP Scanjet item marked as unknown? Did you select it then click on the Delete [-] button? What happens when you do?Old systems not only used Login Items, but they also used StartupIems located in either or both of the Library folders by the same name. You should also check the /System/Library/Extensions/ folder for any old extensions that don&#x27;t belong.Lastly, I would fully uninstall your HP ScanJet software, download the most current version and install it, if you still have the printer.Mac OS X- How to reset the printing systemPrinters not behaving? Reset them and start from scratch | MacIssues

Allan Eckert · Answer

You stated;"Subsequently, I deleted all remaining HP software from my machine.    Strangely, that seemed to make boot-up take longer now. "Please download and install EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com/Run it and post the report here. Maybe after analyzing the EtreCheck report we can suggest some way to correct the slow startup.

flexmarketman · Answer

Allan:I see I have an Adobe launch item failing.  Could that be it? Here is my Etrecheck:EtreCheck version: 2.9.1 (251)Report generated 2016-02-03 22:14:16Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.comRuntime 3:34Performance: GoodClick the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.Problem: Computer is too slowHardware Information: ⓘ    iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)     [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty &amp; Service]    iMac - model: iMac11,1    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core    16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]        BANK 0/DIMM0            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM0            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok        BANK 0/DIMM1            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM1            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/nVideo Information: ⓘ    ATI Radeon HD 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB        iMac 2560 x 1440System Software: ⓘ    OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21) - Time since boot: less than an hourDisk Information: ⓘ    Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 disk0 : (2 TB) (Rotational)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 2.00 TB (914.05 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N   ()USB Information: ⓘ    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub         Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard     Apple Card Reader     Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Canon MX700 series     Western Digital  My Book          500.11 GB        External HD (disk1s1) /Volumes/External HD 1 : 500.11 GB (397.87 GB free)    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. Built-in iSight Gatekeeper: ⓘ    AnywhereKernel Extensions: ⓘ        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1) [Support]System Launch Agents: ⓘ    [loaded]    160 Apple tasks    [running]    76 Apple tasksSystem Launch Daemons: ⓘ    [loaded]    191 Apple tasks    [running]    97 Apple tasksLaunch Agents: ⓘ    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]    [failed]    com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]Launch Daemons: ⓘ    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]    [running]    com.backblaze.bzserv.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]User Launch Agents: ⓘ    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]    [failed]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support] [Details]    [running]    com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Support]    [running]    com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist [Support]    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Support]User Login Items: ⓘ    Fax Server    Application  (/Library/Application Support/SmithMicro/FAXstf X/Startup/Fax Server.app)    System Events    Application  (/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app)    Canon IJ Network Scan Utility    Application  (/Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility.app)    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application  (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)    2TB Drive    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/2TB Drive-1)    ElementsAutoAnalyzer    Application  (/Applications/Adobe Elements 12 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app)    HP Scanjet Manager    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)Other Apps: ⓘ    [running]    com.adobe.PDApp.AAMUpdatesNotifier.78112.12F9B04F-4072-4E8F-B20F-96325BE4919D    [running]    com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000002.Microsoft Excel    [running]    com.etresoft.EtreCheck.205152    [running]    com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba.127712    [running]    com.microsoft.entourage.database_daemon.65632    [running]    jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.89952    [running]    jp.co.canon.ijscanner1.scanner.ica.94112.F7DAA881-B00C-422B-8693-A51E57CF99C1    [running]    org.mozilla.firefox.52512Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 15.010.20056 - SDK 10.8 [Support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 15.010.20056 - SDK 10.8 [Support]    Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]    Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 65 build 17 Check version    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ    BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Support]    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Support]    WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ    Akamai NetSession Preferences  [Support]    Backblaze Backup  [Support]    BrowserPlus  [Support]    Flash Player  [Support]    Flip4Mac WMV  [Support]    Java  [Support]Time Machine: ⓘ    Skip System Files: NO    Mobile backups: OFF    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 2.00 TB Disk used: 1.09 TB    Destinations:        2TB Drive [Network]         Total size: 2.00 TB         Total number of backups: 79         Oldest backup: 12/11/2014, 9:46 PM         Last backup: 2/3/2016, 9:54 PM         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 2.00 TB &lt; (Disk used 1.09 TB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ         2%    WindowServer         2%    firefox         0%    bzfilelist         0%    Dock         0%    kernel_taskTop Processes by Memory: ⓘ    1.03 GB    kernel_task    606 MB    firefox    524 MB    bztransmit    475 MB    softwareupdated    279 MB    mds_storesVirtual Memory Information: ⓘ    8.14 GB    Free RAM     7.85 GB    Used RAM (4.56 GB Cached)    0 B    Swap Used Diagnostics Information: ⓘ    Feb 3, 2016, 09:17:13 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-03-211713_[redacted].crash        /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility.app/Contents/MacOS/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility    Feb 3, 2016, 09:14:19 PM    Self test - passed    Feb 2, 2016, 04:23:21 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-162321_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 03:27:59 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ElementsAutoAnalyzer_2016-02-02-152759_[redact ed].crash        /Applications/Adobe Elements 12 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app/Contents/MacOS/ElementsAutoAnal yzer    Feb 2, 2016, 03:26:48 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-152648_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 03:09:16 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-150916_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 03:03:32 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-150332_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 02:43:04 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-144304_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 02:39:43 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/dynamiclinkmanager_2016-02-02-143943_[redacted ].crash        com.adobe.dynamiclinkmanager - /Applications/Adobe Elements 12 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app/Contents/dynamiclinkmanager.app /Contents/MacOS/dynamiclinkmanager    Feb 2, 2016, 02:37:14 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-143714_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 01:57:53 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-135753_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 01:53:50 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-135350_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 01:09:57 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-130957_[redacted].crash    Feb 2, 2016, 07:05:45 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-02-070545_[redacted].crash    Feb 1, 2016, 05:51:11 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility_2016-02-01-175111_[redacted].crash

flexmarketman · Answer

Kappy:Thanks for your response.   To answer your questions.I am unable to hit "-" and remove the offending line itemI did not see anything unusual in the Extensions folderI tried many different flavors of HP software downloads to see if I could uninstall that file.  None recognized it.

Old Toad · Answer

You can check to see if you&#x27;ve removed all of the files by downloading and running Find Any File to search for any files with the application&#x27;s name  and the developer&#x27;s name in the file name.  For example for the HP Scant you&#x27;d do the following search:1 - Name contains HP ScanjetAny files that are found can be evaluated and if unnecessary dragged from the search results window to the Desktop for deletion.FAF can search areas that Spotlight can&#x27;t like invisible folders, system folders and packages.