MSN Messenger Error Code - 80048821 Check Domain Extension

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MSN Messenger Error Code - 80048821 Check Domain Extension

The Symptoms you get

This is an MSN error message rather than a VBScript.  When you try and sign in to your MSN messenger account you get error 80048821

The Cause of Code 80048821

A guess, you are typing in the wrong email address.  Check the extension, should it be hotmail.com or hotmail.co.xyz?

The Solutions to MSN Error Code 80048821

1) Refer to your registration documentation.  Do you have a confirmation email with your username, which will be an email address?

2) Have you just changed or fiddled with your firewall?  Could that be blocking your MSN connection?

4) I never like this solution, but sometimes it does the trick: Delete internet temporary files and cookies.  Internet Explorer: Tools (menu), Internet Options.

5) The other alternative is that the password is wrong.  However, I do believe that would cause a different error number  Could the CAPS LOCK be on?  Here is the Microsoft site where you can change your password.

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3. Try a Walk-Through

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6. Avoid 'Over-think'

7. Find a Sounding Board

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General Troubleshooting Techniques

• Collect information: Write down exactly what the problem is.  Something magical happens just by the act of writing down the symptoms.
• Can you reproduce your problem: Occasionally trying again seems to make it work.  Else you may get a different error from 80048821.
• Ask: What was the last thing that changed. Especially with anti-virus software  Reverse it!
• Locate the source: Is it hardware (modem).  Software at your end or software at the MSN site.
• Phone a friend!  Seriously do your MSN buddies also have this problem, if so it's the site, if not - back to the drawing board.

Summary of MSN Error Code 80048821

Double check your the email account for your username.  Check that the MSN site really is up and running.

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