vb6 - How to load a PDF file with browser control in VB6.0

Question

I have a VB 6.0 application that has an web browser control to load PDF file. I get the "There is a problem with Adobe Acrobat/Reader. If it is running, please exit and try again.
Please any one help me to overcome the problem.

Answer 1

I'm not 100% aware of your current web browser control (you don't say which web browser it regards). webbrowswer1 is IE I guess?

If I was You I would have tried a really simple solution first (as mentioned in a link I provided you with) before digging too deep:

Issue

When you try to view a PDF in Internet Explorer, you see the error message, "There is a problem With Adobe Acrobat/Reader. Please exit Adobe Acrobat/Reader and try again." When you click OK to the error, the PDF opens outside the browser.

Solution

Create a transform and redeploy Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

Start the Adobe Customization wizard 8 or the Adobe Customization wizard 9 depending on the software version you are installing. Open your previously created .mst file. Under Installation Options, select "Installer will decide which product will be the default." Save the transform. Redeploy Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

Source: Error viewing PDF in browser