First, I suspect you haven't done this, so I
highly recommend
turning on file extensions.
Anyway, to the meat of the issue: the file you're looking for is log.lst, not initlog.lst. Initlog.lst only has entries from peripheral programs and such. Log.lst is the file that has the log output from the main game itself.
If your game doesn't generate a log.lst, find the file conf.ini, look for the "[Console]" section of the file, and make sure you have
LOG=1
LOGKEEP=0
LOGFILE=log.lst
But, if your description is accurate, and the game window doesn't appear, then the game might not be capable of generating a log.lst. In that case, the only thing left to do is take potshots in the dark. I recommend
making sure your window scaling is set to 100%.
Also worth a try is changing the game window properties to make it non-fullscreen, and make the window dimensions smaller than your monitor dimensions. This can be done in the [window] section of the conf.ini by setting FullScreen=0 and changing the width=... and height=... settings.
If you've tried all of that, and the game hasn't generated a log and is still crashing, then it's FUBAR for all intents and purposes unless someone more knowledgeable comes along.
Good luck!