Just randomly having same problem. As many others complete clearing of all game files and re install does not help. Here is the kernel.log
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( USER)[02:40:05.245] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Riot Application Distribution System (c) 2010 Riot Games (version 1.0.0.226)
( USER)[02:40:05.246] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Running at 02:40:05 on 09/01/2011
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.246] RADS::UserKernel::Application::Run: Command line: "updateandrun lol_launcher LoLLauncher.exe"
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.246] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Executed from root folder with correct name, not an update.
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.246] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::HTTPConnection: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.247] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::Connect: (http://l3cdn.riotgames.com)
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.248] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection::GetFile: ("/releases/live/system/rads_user_kernel.exe.version", "C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp\TMP600B.tmp", RETRY, 0x00000000)
(WARNING)[02:40:05.250] RADS::Common::CiderUser32::CiderUser32: Failed to load TGIsFullscreen, CiderUser32 not running
(WARNING)[02:40:05.250] RADS::Common::CiderUser32::Create: Failed to startup CiderUser32, not on a Mac
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.330] RADS::UserKernel::Application::SelfUpdate: Up to date.
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.331] RADS::Common::HTTPConnection:
isconnect: ()
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.339] RADS::Common::LocalFileSystem::FindFiles: (C:/Riot Games/League of Legends/RADS/temp/TMP*, 0x00000000 , 0x00000000)
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.347] RADS::UserKernel::KernelThread::KernelThread:
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.347] RADS::Common::Cider::Cider: Failed to load TGIsFullscreen, Cider not running
( USER)[02:40:05.347] RADS::Common::Cider::Create: Running on Windows
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.347] RADS::UserKernel::KernelThread::ThreadProc: ()
( DEBUG)[02:40:05.348] RADS::User::PandoManager::start: launching Pando
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