--- a/mercurial/util.py	Wed Nov 24 13:25:12 2010 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/util.py	Wed Nov 24 13:43:40 2010 -0600
@@ -722,10 +722,7 @@
 
     try:
         os_link(testfile, f)
-    except OSError, inst:
-        if inst.errno == errno.EINVAL:
-            # FS doesn't support creating hardlinks
-            return True
+    except OSError:
         return False
 
     try:
@@ -1026,6 +1023,9 @@
     number of seconds away from UTC. if timezone is false, do not
     append time zone to string."""
     t, tz = date or makedate()
+    if t < 0:
+        t = 0   # time.gmtime(lt) fails on Windows for lt < -43200
+        tz = 0
     if "%1" in format or "%2" in format:
         sign = (tz > 0) and "-" or "+"
         minutes = abs(tz) // 60