Satellite P100 - time clock keeps changing

The clock on my Satellite P100 keeps changing (running Win XP MCE) randomly during the day while it is powered on.
When I start up PC in morning, clock is similar time to when I switched it off the day before.
I use my PC in my office connected to mains power. For the first few months of ownership I left main battery out of computer because I wanted to preserve it's life. I don't want to run on battery power and go through a charge-discharge process all day long while I am working. I wondered if this might be the problem and now keep the main battery plugged in all the time but the clock still keeps changing.
The clock does not change by precise hours, but to an almost random time sometime before the correct time. Sometimes a few minutes, sometimes a couple of hours.
I have installed and run all the latest anti-virus, spyware etc. etc. and nothing is detected.
Does it look like my CMOS/RTC battery faulty?
This is my work computer and I cannot afford to be without it for more than a day. I also do not want to return it with all my company data on the hard disk.
Anyone know how easy it is to replace the RTC battery yourself (I know it will invalidate the warranty) - I am an experienced PC "builder" and can happily take computers apart etc.
I hope someone can offer some advice. Why don't Toshiba have a support line you can call for help??

Unfortunately I have not fixed the problem yet.
As explained in my original post I am reluctant to take the computer back for repair as a) I cannot be without it and b) it has company sensitive data on it.
However, if it will not invalidate the warranty to put a different hard disk in it, I may do that and then use the recovery CD to put it back to how it was when purchased. Then make sure the problem still exists (to eliminiate software issues 100%) and then maybe take it back to the shop - this solves reason b) above, but not reason a) - Maybe I should just take a holiday!!
Once it's fixed I just put my original hard disk back in.

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