diff --git a/states.py b/states.py
index d289c73..2d3cd4b 100644
--- a/states.py
+++ b/states.py
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ class States(PA):
             if request.method == "POST":
                 self.url = request.form['orig_url']
             else:
-                # GET's occur on redirect, and we don't have a form, so get it
-                # from pref
+                # GET's occur on redirect, and we don't have a form, so get it from pref
                 pref=PA_UserState.query.filter(PA_UserState.pa_user_dn==current_user.dn,PA_UserState.path_type==self.path_type,PA_UserState.view_eid==self.view_eid).first()
                 self.url = pref.orig_url
 
@@ -131,22 +130,30 @@ class States(PA):
             pref=PA_UserState.query.filter(PA_UserState.pa_user_dn==current_user.dn,PA_UserState.path_type==self.path_type).first()
 
         if pref:
-            self.folders=pref.folders
-            self.noo=pref.noo
             self.grouping=pref.grouping
             self.how_many=pref.how_many
             self.offset=pref.st_offset
             self.size=pref.size
-            self.root=pref.root
             self.cwd=pref.cwd
             self.orig_ptype=pref.orig_ptype
             self.orig_search_term=pref.orig_search_term
             self.orig_url = pref.orig_url
             self.view_eid = pref.view_eid
             self.current = pref.current
-            self.first_eid = pref.first_eid
-            self.last_eid = pref.last_eid
-            self.num_entries = pref.num_entries
+            if self.path_type == "View":
+                self.root='static/' + self.orig_ptype
+                self.first_eid=orig_pref.first_eid
+                self.last_eid=orig_pref.last_eid
+                self.num_entries=orig_pref.num_entries
+                self.noo=orig_pref.noo
+                self.folders=orig_pref.folders
+            else:
+                self.root=pref.root
+                self.first_eid = pref.first_eid
+                self.last_eid = pref.last_eid
+                self.num_entries = pref.num_entries
+                self.noo=pref.noo
+                self.folders=pref.folders
         else:
             # retreive defaults from 'PAUser' where defaults are stored
             u=PAUser.query.filter(PAUser.dn==current_user.dn).one()
@@ -185,7 +192,12 @@ class States(PA):
         # the above are defaults, if we are here, then we have current values, use them instead if they are set -- AI: searches dont set them so then we use those in the DB first
         if request.method=="POST":
             if self.path_type != "View" and 'noo' in request.form:
-                self.noo=request.form['noo']
+                # we are changing values based on a POST to the form, if we changed the noo option, we need to reset things
+                if 'ChangeFileOpts' in request.path and self.noo != request.form['noo']:
+                    self.noo=request.form['noo']
+                    self.first_eid=0
+                    self.last_eid=0
+                    self.offset=0
             if 'how_many' in request.form:
                 self.how_many=request.form['how_many']
             if 'offset' in request.form:
@@ -197,14 +209,18 @@ class States(PA):
                 self.size = request.form['size']
             # seems html cant do boolean, but uses strings so convert
             if self.path_type != "View" and 'folders' in request.form:
-                if request.form['folders'] == "False":
-                    self.folders=False
-                else:
-                    self.folders=True
-                    # have to force grouping to None if we flick to folders from a flat
-                    # view with grouping (otherwise we print out group headings for
-                    # child content that is not in the CWD)
-                    self.grouping=None
+                # we are changing values based on a POST to the form, if we changed the folders option, we need to reset things
+                if 'ChangeFileOpts' in request.path and self.folders != request.form['folders']:
+                    self.num_entries=0
+                    self.first_eid=0
+                    self.last_eid=0
+                    if request.form['folders'] == "False":
+                        self.folders=False
+                    else:
+                        self.folders=True
+                        # have to force grouping to None if we flick to folders from a flat view with grouping (otherwise we print out 
+                        # group headings for child content that is not in the CWD)
+                        self.grouping=None
             if 'orig_url' in request.form:
                 self.orig_url = request.form['orig_url']
 
@@ -254,10 +270,11 @@ class States(PA):
             pref.orig_search_term = self.orig_search_term
             pref.orig_url = self.orig_url
             pref.last_used = last_used
-
+            pref.first_eid = self.first_eid
+            pref.last_eid = self.last_eid
+            pref.num_entries = self.num_entries
             # only passed in (at the moment) in viewlist
             pref.current = self.current
-            # first_eid, last_eid, num_entries wont change in this func, set only in GetEntries()
 
         db.session.add(pref)
         db.session.commit()