So if I want to remove a program completely, lets say ClarisWorks. Do I just delete the ClarisWorks folder on the hard drive? There are quite a few Icons I see in the lower left of the screen when the system boots up, seems like there are plugings of some sort. How do I get rid of them? Any input would be highly appreciated.
Edit: Sorry, due to external robots changed 'xxx 7' to 'Mac OS 7' - IIGS User
You can safely delete a program such as ClarisWorks, by dragging its folder to the Trash then deleting it.
Inside the System Folder is another folder named Claris. You may want to leave this alone as other 3rd party programs might use files from in here. Any other Claris program you may install or run will also use this folder. It doesn't take up much room and won't hurt the system by being there.
The icons you see at start-up are System Control Panels and Extensions loading into the OS as it boots up. Some Control Panels have an option not to show their icon at boot up time, but this is an exception rather than a rule.
There might be some 3rd party utility that can hide these for you but I'm not sure of what its called. Symbionts, perhaps? Or "Conflict Catcher" maybe? Both are here at the MG. But otherwise, the icons loading up are just doing their job and are fairly innocuous. They appear on every Mac boot screen from SSW 7.0 to Mac OS 9.2.2
There are quite a few Icons I see in the lower left of the screen when the system boots up, seems like there are plugings of some sort. How do I get rid of them?
To get rid of them temporarily, press Shift key during boot process. 
To get rid of them temporarily, press Shift key during boot process.
This will also disable Control Panels & Extensions for the current runtime session. Consider doing this if you need to start-up in "safe mode" if there is some extension conflict you must resolve.
