Why does a friend's PC say her IPhone is still attached to my Mac?

A friend attached her I-Phone 5 to my Mac to download some photos into I-Photo.
Now whenever she tries to link her I-Phone to her PC, it tells her it is already aligned to the Mac, and won't let her proceed.
I don't know if the message is coming from the PC or the IPhone.
Nor do I know which OS is running on the PC, but suspect it is Windows 7 or above.
We meet tomorrow, and I would like to correct the situation without schleppiing the PC and IPhone out to the Genius Bar.

She is out of town, so I have to keep going to her with your questions.
Although I have been on computers for decades and Macs for 14 years, I just got my first smart phone (iPhone) last month (and wish I had not!);  so I am not at all familar with syncing.
Let's go at this another way if possible:
     When I go over to her house Monday, what specifically should I look for, and how do y'all suggest I put it right?
Thank you!

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