Boots up with almost all memory "wired"

Every other time I boot up my Mac, it doesn't auto-start the programs I have set and it has five of my eight gigabytes of RAM wired. If I used Resume when I shut down, when I restart it to get the normal five hundred megabytes of RAM wired all of my saved program statuses are lost. To be safe, I always uncheck the Resume function. But it still happens and it is very annoying.

<<< Which release of Safari are you using? Your original profile suggests you are still on OS X 10.6.3
The most recent release of Safari (5.1.7) for OS X 10.6.8 seems to keep more free RAM available (and thus offers a bit better performance with fewer beachballs) than Safari 5.0.5, the version I used extensively before recently updating to OS X 10.6.8 to get the anti-Flashback security updates. >>>
I'm actually using OS 10.6.7 (not 10.6.3). I'll update to 10.6.8 now that you've made me aware of it (thanks), but I don't see why that will make any difference regarding this particular problem.
I'll also update Safari (I'm back a few revisions on that one), but there too, I don't expect any pleasant surprises. (I don't recall ever seeing a performance improvement from an update.)
My inquiry was primarily directed at the use of the Firefox browser. However, when I've switched (in frustration) to Safari, I've seen negligible difference in performance, or regarding the particular issues I've posted about.
Even you characterized the performance gain as "a bit better." This problem cries out for much more than "a bit."
Thanks for your reply.

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<<< Which release of Safari are you using? Your original profile suggests you are still on OS X 10.6.3
The most recent release of Safari (5.1.7) for OS X 10.6.8 seems to keep more free RAM available (and thus offers a bit better performance with fewer beachballs) than Safari 5.0.5, the version I used extensively before recently updating to OS X 10.6.8 to get the anti-Flashback security updates. >>>
I'm actually using OS 10.6.7 (not 10.6.3). I'll update to 10.6.8 now that you've made me aware of it (thanks), but I don't see why that will make any difference regarding this particular problem.
I'll also update Safari (I'm back a few revisions on that one), but there too, I don't expect any pleasant surprises. (I don't recall ever seeing a performance improvement from an update.)
My inquiry was primarily directed at the use of the Firefox browser. However, when I've switched (in frustration) to Safari, I've seen negligible difference in performance, or regarding the particular issues I've posted about.
Even you characterized the performance gain as "a bit better." This problem cries out for much more than "a bit."
Thanks for your reply.

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Windows
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#'''(OS X 10.6 or previous)''' Click the '''Finder''' icon in the dock. Your home folder will be selected. In the right side of the window, click the Library folder to open it. Then open the "Application Support" folder, the "Firefox" folder, the "Crash Reports" folder and finally the "submitted" folder. '''(OS X 10.7 or above)''' Click the '''Finder''' icon in the dock. On the menu bar, click the '''Go''' menu, hold down the '''option''' or '''alt''' key and select '''Library'''. A window will open containing your Library folder. Then open the "Application Support" folder, the "Firefox" folder, the "Crash Reports" folder and finally the "submitted" folder.
#Open the 5 most recent files with a text editor and copy the IDs.
#Paste each ID with '''bp-''' into the reply window on the forums.

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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
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