What are different programs unders start up do?

[artisticcheese]

Hello,

I'm in favour of clean PC and would like to remove any memory residents program I don't need. I'm confused by names and the reason some of the programs residing under startup are used.
Can somebody shed a light what following programs are used for and wether they are paramount for operation of device
1. aFlashman
2. cFlashman
3. Handsfree
4. Phonext
5. poutl <-- I understand this is pocket outlook but why does it needs to be started on startup?
6. SMSreceiver
7. Ussd
8. wm03hotfix

[Peter Poelman]

1. aFlashman
2. cFlashman
Needed to read and write contacts to flash if you use the 'Permanent save' feature.
3. Handsfree
Probably for use as the name indicates
4. Phonext
Program we installed to do single-handed dialing and distinctive ringing (which is why it's loaded at startup)
5. poutl <-- I understand this is pocket outlook but why does it needs to be started on startup?
It may need to register certain things at startup (calendar events ?)
6. SMSreceiver
obvious
7. Ussd

USSD

Unstructured Supplementary Services Data
USSD is a means of transmitting information or instructions over a GSM network. USSD has some similarities with SMS since both use the GSM network's signaling path. Unlike SMS, USSD is not a store and forward service and is session-oriented such that when a user accesses a USSD service, a session is established and the radio connection stays open until the user, application, or time out releases it. This has more in common with Data than SMS. USSD text messages can be up to 182 characters in length.

STK is for SIM ToolKit - It should not cause any problems unless you have a really old SIM Card.
I think USSD is basicaly a thing for ie. GSM banking - it allows the network to send you binary SMSes deciphered by the SIM (when I login with my GSM key to a bank account, I receive a message with temporary password, it is not sent through ordinary SMS, but delivered to the SIM toolkit area which is protected by PIN)
8. wm03hotfix
Fixes a problem where the test versions of WM2003 get slower and slower aafter every time you reset them because they keep adding events to the notify DB. We added it to the ROM.

[mikhail]

to check my balance in my prepaid in malaysia, you type *122#. then a USSD notification pops up, something like when you type *#06# to get the IMEI number. So I think its for communicating with the network on another level. I can even turn on / off my voicemail with other commands, and still invoke the USSD notification popup.