Update: 2/25/2008
I just installed Nero 8 Ultra Edition and it totally hosed all of my file associations again, so I had to refer back to this post of mine in order to fix it. Why do these software companies release such installers? Shame on you Nero!
Unfortunately this didn't fix the issue. I had to call the Nero tech support hotline and they were no help. Eventually I just uninstalled the Nero media player and other non-CD/DVD burning related cruft that comes with Nero 8 Ultra, and after rebooting, my file associations were repaired. This is a really big deal Nero engineers! You need to FIX THIS! It's not cool to break people's computers whenever they install your software. While I don't recommend Roxio, this is a big drawback of paying Nero $100. maybe someone out there can recommend me something other than Nero or Roxio.
I recently installed Winamp, because I like the little program and enjoy using their Shoutcast streaming services. Unfortunately Winamp hosed my file associations such that I could no longer launch streaming radio files (*.asx) from IE. Whenever I'd click one, it'd ask me if I wanted to save the file...
"Do you want to save this file?"
I understand that some people get...
"Save Target As"
Here's how to fix it...