Control + minus zoom out - please read

I use the control + minus for zooming out with my left hand (using control key on RIGHT side of keyboard and don't need to remove right hand from mouse) so often it's subconscious. Now, when I use that keystroke it turns the cursor into the minus pen tool. PLEASE READ FURTHER.
If I remove my hand from the mouse and use the control key on the LEFT side of the keyboard it works but I don't want to have to do that.  I have upgraded from CS4 to CS5, and it is still doing this, AND got a brand new keyboard. It works fine in Photoshop - it just does this in illustrator, and it's driving me NUTS.  so it's not my keyboard, and it shouldn't be illustrator since I upgraded. WHAT is going on?  I need this to function because I use it all the time and don't want to have to think before doing it, or have to slow myself down by using both hands.  HELP!  (and thanks to anyone who can tell me how to get out of this loop of hell!)
[p.s. will be out of office for next week so may not be able to respond after today]

Edit  >> Keyboard Shrcuts
Though the PC or Mac both don't discrimate whether you use the left or right CMD or Ctrl in Illustrator,  I would still check these out.
The PC also has a control panel for international keyboard languages & assistance for handicapped, take a look at those. I don't have a Win station in front of me at the moment to give you the exact name of those.

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