Opening PDF File in VB6. Application is Busy message: Switch To or Retry

Hi
A legacy VB6 app uses an OLE Container to open up a PDF file in Adobe Reader, with the below code:
[CODE]
        App.OleServerBusyRaiseError = True
        oleContainer.Class = olePDF
        oleContainer.AutoActivate = vbOLEActivateAuto
        oleContainer.SourceDoc = txtImageFile.Text
        oleContainer.CreateLink oleContainer.SourceDoc
        oleContainer.HostName = App.FileDescription
        oleContainer.DoVerb vbOLEPrimary
[/CODE]
The users have started reported instances of this leading to the following message:
"This action cannot be completed because the other application is busy. Choose Switch To to active the busy application and correct the problem"
With options to 'Switch To' and 'Retry'. Selecting these options do not do anything.
Any ideas how to resolve?
A few observations:
1. The are running on Server 2008 R2 64bit
2. The are running Adobe Reader v10.1.4
3. I have also noted Adobe reader 9 is also installed
4. I note that when this occurs there is more than one instance of AcroRd32.exe listed in processes. If I kill these processes the message disappears
5. The user have reported it does not occur all the time
6. When I have been able to recreate this in my own environment by reducing OLERequestPendingTimeout the problem is resolved by selecting 'Switch To'. Selecting 'Switch To' does not resolve this problem for my users.
7. When calling this code in my environment Adobe Reader opens in front of the VB6 app. In the user's environment it opens behind the VB6 app.
Thanks in advance

You need to switch from using VB6 at this point. As of the latest update, VB6 compiled applications will stop working with Adobe Reader. See the following KB:
PDF applications built with VB6 don't work with Acrobat 11.0.07

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