Deploying AccountRight in an IT-managed environment

Don’t use the MSI installer for online files from August 3 onwards.

Use one of these options instead:

• install the latest AccountRight PC Edition, or

• sign in to AccountRight in a browser

To deploy the AccountRight PC Edition in a Citrix, Terminal Server or other managed environment, download the latest PC Edition installer from myob.com/downloads, then deploy using one of these commands (replace X.X with the latest version of the PC Edition, e.g. 2026.6):

To deploy AccountRight to all user profiles on a machine:

MYOB_AccountRight_Setup_202X.X.exe -allusers

To deploy AccountRight to a single user profile on a machine:

MYOB_AccountRight_Setup_202X.X.exe -silent

This replaces the older MSI-based deployment framework for businesses that need access to online company files. You’ll need to repeat this each time a new version of the PC Edition is released.

If you still need to open or work with an offline (.myox) company file, you can use the MSI installer from August 3 onwards.

This is a temporary path only that may support working offline for the short-term. If you have files online, you’ll need AccountRight PC Edition to keep working with them. If your company files are offline, you should plan to move your files online.

Windows compatibility

The AccountRight MSI installer can be run on:

• Windows 8.1 or later

• Windows Server 2012 or later

Prerequisites

Install the following software before running the AccountRight MSI installer:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2

• Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5

• Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0

• Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 (this includes Microsoft Sync Framework Database Provider 3.1)

If you need the AccountRight add‐on connector, download it from myob.com/downloads

Using Windows Server 2012

If Remote Desktop Session Host is enabled, Windows Installer RDS Compatibility is enabled by default. This causes the MSI installation to fail.

Installing AccountRight using the MSI installer

To install AccountRight using the MSI installer to work with offline files:

1. Download the latest MSI installer from myob.com/downloads

2. Open an elevated command prompt.

3. Change the directory to the location of the MSI installer file.

4. Run this command, replacing name.msi with the MSI filename:

msiexec /i "name.msi" ALLUSERS=1

Can’t see your company files in My Library?

This usually means your AccountRight library isn’t in a shared location, which can make company files inaccessible to some users.

Make sure your AccountRight library is in a shared location, such as C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\MYOB\My AccountRight files.

You can then change the location of your AccountRight library so AccountRight looks in that shared location when opening local company files.