EXHIBIT 99.1

                      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
        OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Steven A. Schumm, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Enstar
Income/Growth Program Five-B, L.P. (the "Partnership") in compliance with 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the period ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission:

      -     fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      -     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

                                            /s/ Steven A. Schumm
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                                            Steven A. Schumm
                                            Chief Administrative Officer
                                            April 17, 2003