error 80048820

I will copy/paste the information I found from another site:

Causes

• The system clock may be set incorrectly.
• The Dynamic Link Library (DLL) softpub.dll, may not be registered on the system.
• Internet Explorer may be using an invalid proxy server.

Resolutions

• Double click on the clock in the taskbar and make sure the system clock is set correctly.
• Register softpub.dll using the regsvr32.exe tool.

  Click Start, and then click Run.
  In the Open dialog box, type regsvr32 softpub.dll and then click OK.
  Restart MSN Messenger.

  

• Remove any Internet Explorer proxy server settings

  In Internet Explorer, click Tools and then click Internet Options.
  In the Internet Options dialog box, go to the Connections tab.
  Click LAN Settings…
  Untick the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) checkbox.
  Click OK and OK again Internet Options.

Possible Solution #2:

The error code 80048820 is usually caused by an incorrect clock/date setting so be sure to check your system’s clock and calendar.

Be particularly certain that it is set to the right month, the right day and the right time. Ensure that the AM or PM is set correctly as well as the year. Often the time will be correct but the year will not be. Likewise, it’s common for the time to be correct but the AM/PM setting is out.

when i typed the dll fill in the run dialog box, it said that the dll file succecded.

i tried restarting msn mesenger, and i still got the same message as i did before.

Hi, I’ve been having this damned problem for the last two days. Error 80048820 seems to not like me, at all. Wants to destroy my msn life and whatnot. Anyways, I’ve tried all of the fixes: correcting date/time, regestering the dll’s, going through the regristry, uninstalling and reinstalling messenger, reconfigured my firewall several times (disabled it, even) ran several different virus scans and spyware removers, but to no avail!

Interesting enough, messenger tells me that the reason I cannot connect to the service is because my firewall may be blocking it from connecting to the service. Funny, because I have my firewall disabled.

Is it me, or does Microsoft really want me to die?

I’d really like to not have to format my computer and all that time consuming stuff, is there anything anyone can suggest for me? It would be greatly appreciated!

Oh, I forgot to mention one thing about my little MSN problem. It seems I can’t even access my hotmail account. And as such, I cannot post replies on that msn blog site you sent me to.

And, if that wassn’t bad enough, I can’t even get onto my school email. I hate Microsoft. -_-

Nekuel, here’s a trick that you can try:

Add at least one more year to your window’s clock (e.g. 2006), apply, then run msn. After you do that, try to run this file and change windows time back to normal.
Hope it helps you.