3ds max 2021-2023 Archive Issue

[jamisonlb]

When I run on any file even a brand new file with a cube and one material placed on it it opens the command window as usual just for a split second and then Max disappears.  

If I am remoted into my workstation and run an archive it does the same but not only does Max disappear but it then logs me out and disconnects my remote session.

The resulting file is, instead of the usual ZIP.  a folder labeled (t$m$p$$$) that contains the max file and a .TXT file that lists all the resources and their paths in text.  

Has anyone had this issue.  I was working in MAX 2021 and jumped to 2023 and now even an archive in 2021 no longer works and I've tried it on 3 machines in our office in both max version and cannot get a different result.

I can run recourse collector and that seems to work with bitmaps but cannot archive proxies and xfref models and files like before.  

Any help with this would be a life saver.