You can start Parallels Compressor from the command line utility in your virtual machine by issuing the following command in the C:\Program Files\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\Compressor\
directory:
ParallelsCompressor
This command has the following keys:
/A
-Starts the program automatically in the Express mode./G <cmdline>
- Starts a third-party defragmentation tool instead of the tool used by Parallels Compressor. <cmdline>
stands for the path and name of this tool./H
- Opens the Help panel with the list of available keys./S
- Runs Compressor in background (silent mode).The program name and the key should be separated by space.
If spaces are used in the <cmdline>, enclose the expression in double quotes as follows:
ParallelsCompressor /G"C:\Program Files\...defrag.exe"
There is no space between the key and its parameter as in the example above.