Lightbox2 adds misc code, images still open in new window

REVISION:
The above is supposed to read-

I put this in my content area:
<a class="lightbox" rel="lightbox" href="lh_netbookHold.jpg"><img class="imageLeft lightbox" src="lh_netbookHold.jpg" style="width: 220px; height: 295px; " /></a>

What Lightbox2 spits out. I am using Chrome's developer tools to see this:
<a class="lightbox lightbox-processed" href="lh_netbookHold.jpg" rel="lightbox[][]"><img class="imageLeft lightbox" rel="lightbox" src="lh_netbookHold.jpg" style="width: 220px; height: 295px; " title=""></a>

I've checked the forums and taken the steps outlined in any posts that deal with similar issues. But even after that (caches cleared, module updated, etc any other tips I found) my images continue to open in a new page, not in a lightbox. Do any of you guys see an issue with my settings or have a fix for this?

Just wanted to add a note, Also have tried the Lightbox Custom class images on it's own and the result was that there was no extra code added, but again the image did not show up as a lightbox.

Is there another thread I should be following? This issue is still going on and I basically can't use Lightbox at all.