Unwanted Automatic Clipping Mask in Adjustment Layers, CS5 & 10.7.2

Having just upgraded to 10.7.2 and running CS5, I now find for the first time that in the (for instance, Curves) new adjustment layer dialogue box, the box for creating a clipping mask based on the previous layer is by default selected. Is there any way to disable this unwanted "feature" that seems to have arisen with 10.7.2 (that is can I permanantly have the above box unchecked)? Thanks for your help.

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Zpan wrote:
Is it possible to use one layer as a clipping mask to a 5 different bottom layers.
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Inconsistent from Photoshop UI as well as from Actions. And becase I know what will cause them to fail. I can create actions and scripts that I know will work no matter how they are set. The step will work the same way no matter which way the options are set.
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