diff --git a/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp b/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp
index 903034f9..fc0a948b 100644
--- a/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp
+++ b/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp
@@ -299,9 +299,8 @@ main(void)
     initConfig();
 
     /* for QSettings */
-    srand(time(0));
     for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-        sprintf(qtrc, "/tmp/%010d", rand());
+        sprintf(qtrc, "/tmp/%010d", qrand());
         if (!mkdir(qtrc, 0700))
             goto okay;
     }
diff --git a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/firesaverparticle.h b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/firesaverparticle.h
index de8d9ac2..8def5b2f 100644
--- a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/firesaverparticle.h
+++ b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/firesaverparticle.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <qgl.h>
 
 #define FLICKER_FRAMES_DELAY 8
-#define DRAND ((float)rand() / (float)RAND_MAX)  /*random float between 0 and 1*/
+#define DRAND ((float)qrand() / (float)RAND_MAX)  /*random float between 0 and 1*/
 
 /* -- Particle class.
  * Sets initial parameters and takes care of updating physics for a single 
diff --git a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/kvm.cpp b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/kvm.cpp
index 09d382c8..f767a4e1 100644
--- a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/kvm.cpp
+++ b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/kvm.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void kVmSaver::readSettings()
 int kVmSaver::getRandom( const int max_value ) {
  return (int)( vm_random(&(pool_state->pool->vm_random_data))*1.0*(max_value + 1.0)/
                (VM_RAND_MAX + 1.0) );
-// return (int)( rand()*1.0*(max_value + 1.0)/
+// return (int)( qrand()*1.0*(max_value + 1.0)/
 //               (RAND_MAX + 1.0) );
 }
 void kVmSaver::modifyArea( const int op ) {
diff --git a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/pendulum.cpp b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/pendulum.cpp
index 7d60bf62..e2fd0901 100644
--- a/kscreensaver/kdesavers/pendulum.cpp
+++ b/kscreensaver/kdesavers/pendulum.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void KPendulumSaver::doTimeStep()
               (eyePhi1<angleLimit)
                  || ((eyePhi1<M_PI+angleLimit) && (eyePhi1>M_PI-angleLimit))
                  || (eyePhi1>2*M_PI-angleLimit);
-              eyePhi1 = double(rand())/RAND_MAX * 2*M_PI)
+              eyePhi1 = double(qrand())/RAND_MAX * 2*M_PI)
          {
          }
          // new delta phi for next change
diff --git a/kscreensaver/kpartsaver/kpartsaver.cpp b/kscreensaver/kpartsaver/kpartsaver.cpp
index 7e2d3bc2..201a0fe8 100644
--- a/kscreensaver/kpartsaver/kpartsaver.cpp
+++ b/kscreensaver/kpartsaver/kpartsaver.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ KPartSaver::KPartSaver( WId id )
     if( !g_inited ) {
         g_inited = true;
 
-        srand( time(0) );
-
         // install signal handler
         signal( SIGINT, exitHandler );    // Ctrl-C will cause a clean exit...
         signal( SIGTERM, exitHandler );   // "kill"...
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ void KPartSaver::next( bool random )
     while( m_media.count()>0 ) {
 
         if( random )
-            m_current = rand() % m_media.count();
+            m_current = qrand() % m_media.count();
         else
             m_current++;
 
diff --git a/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp b/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp
index 58a8d5a5..931d9cfd 100644
--- a/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp
+++ b/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ KWalletD::KWalletD()
      _useGpg = true;
 #endif
 
-	srand(time(0));
 	_showingFailureNotify = false;
 	_closeIdle = false;
 	_idleTime = 0;
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ int KWalletD::generateHandle() {
 
 	// ASSUMPTION: RAND_MAX is fairly large.
 	do {
-		rc = rand();
+		rc = qrand();
 	} while (_wallets.contains(rc) || rc == 0);
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/plasma/applets/quicklaunch/quicklaunch.cpp b/plasma/applets/quicklaunch/quicklaunch.cpp
index cef98150..590e26df 100644
--- a/plasma/applets/quicklaunch/quicklaunch.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applets/quicklaunch/quicklaunch.cpp
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ QString Quicklaunch::determineNewDesktopFilePath(const QString &baseName)
 
     while(QFile::exists(desktopFilePath)) {
         if (appendix.isEmpty()) {
-            qsrand(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTime_t());
             appendix += '-';
         }