Disabling CTRL+click Mapping to Right-click

How do I disable CTRL+click from acting as a right-click? I have a Picasa Web Album < <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://picasaweb.google.com > and in order to move groups of photos I need to use the CTRL key but everytime I use that it registers as a right-click. I've looked in the Keyboard Preference Pane but couldn't find any way to disable this behavior.
12" PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Bump. I have exactly the same issue. The fact that I can't disable the Ctrl-click-to-right-click mapping is driving me nuts!
C'mon Apple, you're supposed to be the usability champions...

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Is there a way to disable the ctrl-click behaviour? I really need ctrl-click to act as a ctrl-click and not as a right click.
For example in gaming, I use ctrl to crouch, and ctrl-click to shoot while I am crouching, but instead, it uses right click which is not on my purpose.
I never had this problem before, having a macbook pro for a couple of months now, and the problem appeared yesterday so I know it is possible to do it.
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