Mike, Yes, that's exactly what I tried to do. 32 for my sister and tried 64 on mine. I've removed mine since but am just trying to get hers "legit" again.
Kaos, Yes, I tried to use the same key. I know I'm not supposed to. :) I thought that since I got both 32-bit and 64-bit that I could load each one on separate machines. Guess not.
Thank you Mike. That makes sense. The span between when I tried to load it on mine and when she got the notice was just a couple days apart. I'll have her rerun the validation as you suggested and see if that fixes it. Many thanks again!!!
I'm new here so not sure if this is the right place but am hoping someone can help me out. I bought what appeared to be a genuine Windows 7 Pro from Craiglist to save some money - it was shrinkwrap and had a COA outside. I installed this on a new laptop I got for my sister oversees. It installed...