Cannot Start SQL Service

  • Hi all,

    I am having problems starting SQL Services, the error I received in the Events Viewer is:

    initerrlog: Could not open error log file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'. Operating system error = 3(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105).

    (The path is fine and the older ERRORLOGS are still there)

    My startup parameters are:

    -dC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf;-eC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG;-lC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf

    (This is all installed onto my laptop and using my account - administrator)

    I have checked all the permissions to access the folders mentioned above - which are fine (full access)

    I am not sure what to to do next?

    Many Thanks in advance

  • Assuming all permissions are OK, I'd suspect anti-virus here as the file exists...and the OS says it doesn't...

    Also have you tried the reboot & repair combo?

  • Yep, all permissions were fine.

    I tried everything...

    I ran the repair on SQL Server 2008 and find out it is not reading the master.mdf and mastlog.ldf.

    I then decided to restore at a point when it was working.

    Now all is fine (touch wood)

    Cheers

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