Saturday, September 15, 2007

80048820 80048412 ERROR windows live messenger

If you are receiving error 80048820 when trying to sign into Windows Live Messenger you should also get an extended error code. If this extended error code is 80048412 the problem often occurs because the time and date settings on the computer are incorrect. The error will appear like below:
You cannot sign in to Messenger. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:
We were unable to sign you in to the Messenger at this time. Please try again later.
To let us try and troubleshoot the problem, click the Troubleshoot button.
Error code: 80048820
Extended error code: 80048412


The following steps may help resolved your issue:

To troubleshoot the problem on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer:

1. Click Start, click Run, type control timedate.cpl, and then click OK.
2. In the Date and Time Properties dialog box, confirm that the date and time settings on the computer are correct, and then click OK.

To troubleshoot the problem on a Windows Vista-based computer:

1. Click Start, type control timedate.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. In the Date and Time Properties dialog box, confirm that the date and time settings on the computer are correct, and then click OK.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you. That fixed an annoying problem of which I had no clue.

Anonymous said...

This helped soo much, I was set for 2007 instead of 2008.

Anonymous said...

I found out that I was set for 2005 instead of 2008. I did all the steps but each time when I click Ok, the year jumps back from 2008 to 2005. I can't seem to adjust it back to 2008. Is there any way I can solve this?

Anonymous said...

Thanks mate, that was the prob, would never have though that! :)

Anonymous said...

A MILLION THANK YOUS!!!

Anonymous said...

omg thanks! i would never have got that in a million years! for some reason the date was on 2002 not 2008 :s

Unknown said...

help me dont know wats gone wrong with my computer i hav tried going into start search/files&folders it sent me into change time and date i applied the time and date and tried to run msn again and it wont work can you email me with a solution pls i miss msn

Anonymous said...

I have followed the steps provided, unfortunately it did not work. Any other way of fixing it?

Anonymous said...

owh owh owh,okay,it worked. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Really usefull - The year had changed despite us setting it up correctly when we got the machine! - I'd have never fixed it without this little usefull snippet

Unknown said...

how do i change the year. cause the time and the date are right but the year is 2003. how do i change that? any body help

Anonymous said...

man ok i got it. thank you man u r a hero cause every time i neede to check msn i had to drive over ti my cousins house. thank you

Anonymous said...

thnx for this, i had same problem, and i never immagined that was related to clock settings

Anonymous said...

wow.. great help :D.. what a retarded error.. seems like i was in feburary 6, 1999 though. that needed to change thnx alot

Anonymous said...

omg ty, i troubleshooted it and it said summthing bout a proxy and gah, you saved me a lot

Anonymous said...

haha,, i had changed the date and time when i looked at the time first time round, but forgot to change the year, it was set as 2005 instead of 2008 lol! been sat here for hours trying to sort it out, cheers mate : )

Anonymous said...

LOL i disconnected bios battery and forgot to set up the time and date didnt realise this wouldnt let me sign in.. works perfectly now.. Thanks..

Anonymous said...

yeeeeeah, it is grate, i haven't the problem anymore, thanks a lot.

Anonymous said...

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah, i haven't the problem anymore, thanks a lot.

Anonymous said...

it was wrong and ive changed it but it still doesnt work!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

THANKS!

Nisa said...

THANK YOU, IT WORKS!!!!

Anonymous said...

wow it works..thank you very much...