diff --git a/tests/test-origbackup-conflict.t b/tests/test-origbackup-conflict.t
--- a/tests/test-origbackup-conflict.t
+++ b/tests/test-origbackup-conflict.t
@@ -75,13 +75,19 @@ Cause a symlink to be backed up that poi
 
   $ hg up -q 0
   $ mkdir ../sym-link-target
+#if symlink
   $ ln -s ../../../sym-link-target b
+#else
+  $ touch b
+#endif
   $ hg up b1
   b: replacing untracked file
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (activating bookmark b1)
+#if symlink
   $ readlink.py .hg/origbackups/b
   .hg/origbackups/b -> ../../../sym-link-target
+#endif
 
 Perform an update that causes b/c to be backed up again - it should not go into the target dir
 
@@ -111,7 +117,8 @@ Incorrectly configure origbackuppath to 
   b/c: replacing untracked file
   getting b/c
   creating directory: $TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b
-  abort: Not a directory: '$TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b'
+  abort: The system cannot find the path specified: '$TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b' (glob) (windows !)
+  abort: Not a directory: '$TESTTMP/repo/.hg/badorigbackups/b' (no-windows !)
   [255]
   $ cat .hg/badorigbackups
   data
diff --git a/tests/test-pathconflicts-update.t b/tests/test-pathconflicts-update.t
--- a/tests/test-pathconflicts-update.t
+++ b/tests/test-pathconflicts-update.t
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
   $ hg up 0
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ mkdir a
+#if symlink
   $ ln -s c a/b
+#else
+  $ touch a/b
+#endif
   $ hg add a/b
   $ hg commit -m "link"
   created new head
@@ -50,7 +54,11 @@ Update - local symlink conflicts with re
 
   $ hg up -q 0
   $ mkdir a
+#if symlink
   $ ln -s x a/b
+#else
+  $ touch a/b
+#endif
   $ hg up dir
   a/b: untracked file conflicts with directory
   abort: untracked files in working directory differ from files in requested revision
@@ -59,8 +67,10 @@ Update - local symlink conflicts with re
   a/b: replacing untracked file
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (activating bookmark dir)
+#if symlink
   $ readlink.py a/b.orig
   a/b.orig -> x
+#endif
   $ rm a/b.orig
 
 Update - local directory conflicts with remote file
@@ -94,8 +104,10 @@ Update - local directory conflicts with 
   a/b: replacing untracked files in directory
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (activating bookmark link)
+#if symlink
   $ readlink.py a/b
   a/b -> c
+#endif
   $ test -d a/b.orig
   $ rm -rf a/b.orig