IDCS3 linking images setting SNAFU?

I've got a problem with cloned linked images. Here's the scenario: I open a document and option-click drag on an image to create a copy of that image (I want to use that object's settings in a new image). I go to the Links panel and I relink the new object to my new graphic, except BOTH instances change. This happens in ALL my ID docs, but not my co-workers. I'm trying to set up a grid of different images that all have the same text wraps, etc. and it's getting frustrating to have to create each box from scratch. (I know I can set up a style, but that's not the point.)
Is there a setting somewhere that I'm not finding that I can turn this off?
Thanks-

You have Relink all instances of "xxxxxxx.xxxx" selected in the relink
dialog box.
Bob

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