=== modified file 'modules/user.module'
--- modules/user.module	
+++ modules/user.module	
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ function user_menu($may_cache) {
         $items[] = array('path' => 'user/'. arg(1) .'/view', 'title' => t('view'),
           'access' => $view_access, 'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK, 'weight' => -10);
         $items[] = array('path' => 'user/'. arg(1) .'/edit', 'title' => t('edit'),
-          'callback' => 'user_edit', 'access' => $admin_access || $user->uid == arg(1),
+          'callback' => 'user_edit', 'access' => ($admin_access && (arg(1) > 1)) || $user->uid == arg(1),
           'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK);
         $items[] = array('path' => 'user/'. arg(1) .'/delete', 'title' => t('delete'),
           'callback' => 'user_edit', 'access' => $admin_access,
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ function user_edit($category = 'account'
   $form['_category'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $category);
   $form['_account'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $account);
   $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Submit'), '#weight' => 30);
-  if (user_access('administer users')) {
+  if (user_access('administer users') && ($account->uid != 1)) {
     $form['delete'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Delete'), '#weight' => 31);
   }
   $form['#attributes'] = array('enctype' => 'multipart/form-data');