1. How do I go about finding what version number I have installed?
2. Filter popout is all black. I can not see text options.
Please help me.
1. There is no explicit way of this AFAIK.
2. Slider skin uses PPC theme colors in this area, if its totally black some colors are not defined properly in the theme you are using. Easiest way out is to change the theme of your PPC (though other options exist like editing the slider skin or even going to the extent of editing the registry :))