Startup programs in Win98

Can somebody tell me how important it is that MSOffice boots at startup when the Windows 98 starts? In other words - If I removed the MS Office from the Startup List would I likely to sufffer any grave consequences? I am just trying to ease as much as possible the Startup List as the machine is very low on resources.

Another question If I may, please. There is Network Neighborhood icon sitting on the Desktop. What is it related to? I have only a dial-up connection and no network installed. Would it be safe to remove Network Neighborhood from the system? And how can I do that?

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