GilaMonster (5/17/2014)
https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/backup-and-recovery/the-sql-server-instance-that-will-not-start/
See the section on 'can't create the error log.'
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability