Folder background colors & System Profiler?

I just installed Lion (10.7.4) yesterday and have a couple problems. First, there is a question mark in my dock for the System Profiler which used to be there and I can't find it in the application folder anymore. Also, the colored background of various data folders I created turn white when the files inside are sorted and the "background chooser" in "view options" won't change it back again. I used colored backgrounds in folders to help in organizing data files. Is there any way to get back control of this?

On the background chooser issue, it looks like it only works in icon view.
Change a window’s background
You can use a color or photo as the background of a Finder window.
Open the window and choose View > As Icons.
Pictures and colored backgrounds are visible only when items in a window are viewed as icons.
Choose View > Show View Options.
Under Background, select either Color or Picture.
Color: Click the color box and select a background color.
Picture: Click Select and choose the picture you want to use.
White: Return the background to normal.
To have every Finder window on your computer use this color or picture as its background, click “Use as Defaults.”
To reverse your changes, press the Option key and click “Restore to Defaults.”
Note: The “Use as Defaults” and “Restore to Defaults” buttons do not appear if you’re adjusting icons for the desktop or for the “All My Files” and “All My Applications” folders.

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