Setting app restrictions messes with the desktop?

hi there,
i am running a 10.5.6 server in a 10.5.7 client computer lab environment. i am trying to restrict students from launching their own apps (many seem to want to torrent in the labs...). when i set group restrictions to only allow apps in specific directories, it seems to prevent DMG images from mounting successfully, prevents users from opening ZIP archives, and prevents them from moving icons around on the desktop. is there something i'm doing wrong, or is there a way around this?
i am allowing apps in only the following directories:
/system
/library
/applications
/developer
disallowing in:
~/

Add any mounted sharepoints to prevent applications from launching there. Also, why do you have the /Library, /Developer, and /System directories listed for application launching?

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