I wish I could help you more with this, but honestly I think you should get someone local to help you with the machine.
About your neighbor, yes all computers have an internal clock, but the warranty trigger is simply a program that was pre-installed. I assume this but I have honestly never seen it in action.
But back to getting that machine in working order if the shutdowns keep occurring, I would definitely get a local friend or hired tech to fix it, if it needs fixing. Right now it doesn't sound like it needs anything but a good software enema, but you may have a different opinion, I don't know. As for the wireless, if you can't figure it out, then get the person that set it up to try one more time.
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