# It Themes To Me....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 5, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616 "2004-10-05T07:17:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/1 "2004-10-05T07:17:00Z")

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Where can I go to download themes for my computer that are not loaded with adware and spyware? I’ve given up on Wulfert-the last theme I downloaded from that site(and immediately deleted before installing) had three different programs tied to it. I don’t want weatherbugs, bonzibuddies or advertisements deiguised as search engines. I just want decent(or indecent 😃 ) themes and the occasional screensaver.

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**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/2 "2004-10-05T07:20:40Z")

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Hmm, why not customize them manually?

You’ll probably have less chance of downloading spyware if you download individual components.

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**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/3 "2004-10-05T14:49:41Z")

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Are these themes for the operating system, or themes for a certain program?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/4 "2004-10-05T22:04:15Z")

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> [@Jeep's Phoenix](#):
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> Are these themes for the operating system, or themes for a certain program?

For Windoze XP.

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**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/5 "2004-10-05T22:47:46Z")

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I use tgtSoft’s StyleXP, so I download from themexp.org. I’ve never had adware problems with that site; downloaded files contain just the components needed by the StyleXP program for each theme (though from time to time they seem to be overrun with naked anime chick themes).

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**Author:** ![leenmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@leenmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leenmi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-themes-to-me/267616/6 "2004-10-05T23:09:41Z")

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never had a spyware problem with these sites. 😃

[themedepot.org](http://themedepot.org)  
[themes.org](http://themes.org)  
[kdelook.org](http://kdelook.org)