Grey frame around relinked images

Sometimes (but I think not always) when I relink a placed image I get a double grey frame around the image.
This is not a major problem but just kind of irritating and it seems to go away on its own after a few mouse clicks or something, but is it normal behaviour and can it be avoided?
Here's a shot to show what I'm on about. (In this example the image is masked as indicated by the extra white space at the top.)

I'm on CS3.
I didn't ask for isolation mode, so why am I getting it? (If that is indeed what it is.)
Also the layer palette opens so I can suddenly see all the sub layers. I didn't ask for that either. This only seems to happen randomly when I relink an existing placed image.
I read (again) what it says in the Help file about isolation mode but there doesn't appear to be any locking or dimming of other objects, so maybe that's not what it is. I have never wittingly used isolation mode in several decades of Illie usage; never really saw the point of it although I had read about it and even experimented with it. Instead I use Select Inverse (with a keystroke) and Lock or Hide if I need to isolate a bit of the artwork to work on. It seems a more reliable way of working and no nasty surprises :-)

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