MSN Messenger Error: Error Code 80048820 of Windows Live Messenger
There are a variety of causes of this error:
1. Incorrect Proxy Setting for Internet Explorer.
2. softpub.dll may have become unregistered.
3. Your system clock may be showing an incorrect time – or date! (Wrong time is the most likely cause of 80048820).
4. Firewall problems. Particularly with Netgear.
The Solutions to MSN Error Code 80048820
1. Internet Explorer – Try removing Internet Explorer proxy server settings and go with the ‘Automatically detect settings’.
Launch Internet Explorer, click “Tools” and then click Internet Options. From the Internet Options dialog box, go to the Connections tab. Click LAN Setting. Un check the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) checkbox. Finally positively tick: ‘Automatically detect settings’.
2. Register softpub.dll.
Click Start (Button), and then click Run, type regsvr32 softpub.dll. Restart MSN Messenger.
3. If necessary, logon as a local administrator, set the computer’s clock to the correct date and time. (Check on the internet if possible.)
4. Turn off the firewall temporarily. Check firewall settings such as Norton: “Block access to secure sites”. If this cures the problem, make sure that Microsoft’s MSN Messenger is allowed full access through your firewall.
The above mentioned content tell you some causes of error code 80048820 with MSN messenger, and it offers you four solutions to solve this MSN error code 80048820.