start up processes

[Stroud2010]

I'm short on time right now but I'll post more later.

My MacBook starts up with over 2.3/4.0 gb of RAM already used... eventually goes to 3.99/4/0. performance issues ensue...
This is a 2008 aluminum model MacBook only (not a Pro).
I added the 4gb of ram a few years ago.

I have recently been having problems with com.apple.IconServicesAgent. but the problem is usually resolved by a combination of force quitting and restarting. (I believe this is a side issue)

I will post screen shots of Activity Monitor when I can get them in the right format for this forum.. there are so many processes on start up that it took 5 screenshots to get it all...

talk to you soon...

~Stroud2010

 

[Stroud2010]

Here are the screen shots of activity monitor
I do not know what 80% of these things are, but one(or more) of them seems to be eating memory...
13 Inch Aluminum Late 2008 model.
Im running 10.9.2 with 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
and 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3.

 

[Kaveman]

Those screenshots show no problems???
You have 92% CPU idle time and 1.7Gig Unused RAM.

The Mac uses your HardDrive for extended RAM so if your drive is nearly full it may be having problems? but there's nothing in there screenshots that point to a problem.

Always Quit any Adobe, MicroSoft and Google Chrome if you use them.

 

[Stroud2010]

I'm just a little concerned because it is booting with more used RAM than originally came on it. I would like to know which processes are unnecessary.