File set for Printing Replacing image links with new image (multiple of the same same with new)

Hi there, I do prepress set up and I sometimes lay out multiples of the same image on a substrate.  I linked so I can just switch out and it keeps the overall print files smaller then embedding them.  So before one of these lastest 2 updates of Illustrator, I was able to just click  on a new link when I would repopen the ai file and it would allow me to swap them out all at the same time. then move to the next link if it was different.  Now, I have to make sure I click the little box underneth and when I do it still only replaces that one, it doesn't update them all like it used to when i was ask if I wanted to update all. (now I only get an ignore all)  Is there a new work around for this?   It really slows down when I have to lay out hundreds of images out for prepress.. yikes..  any help would be greatly appreaciated. . this has become a headache now at work and I haven't found a solution myself yet.