TestExecute project suite stops before all test items are run

I have submitted a ticket on this but am hoping somebody may have already encountered it.

I am using test execute 11.3 running on windows 7 with service pack 1. 

When running my project using test execute and specifying only the project name using the /p option but NOT the unit (/unit) or routine (/routine) options Execution stops prematurely, that is only the first three test items are run out of about 32 total test items. There is no error indication in the logs, test execute just stops as if it had reached the end of the project.

I tried disabling the test items after which test execute was stopping prematurely and it continued to stop. That is: my first three active test items are 1) signup issue redeem 2) member stats 3) member stats account with points. When I deactivated #3 from the project, test execute stopped early after item 2. When I deactivated item 2, test execute stopped early after item 1.

Running the project has been working for me up until late September....