HP laptops diverting sounds from external speakers when headphones connected

Hi there,
The problem is reproduced in several cases, but the most annoying is the following:
1. Headphones are connected to the laptop (I assume all sounds must go to the headphones, not to the speaker)
2. Have skype (or googletalk or several other apps) run in background
3. Have browser (chrome, firefox) open and youtube video is being showed
4. Message comes to IM (skype, gtalk...) and when BEEP from the application is played - it is played not in headphones, but in external speakers!
I though the issue was with skype - but after some time I faced with the same problem in other apps - and it is not reproduced on other laptops (not HP).
The problem is being seen on several different HP laptops. Here is details of my laptop:
HP ProBook 6550b WD700EA#ACB
Windows7 Enterprise 64bit, SP1

Ok I have it Fixed on my computer.
In the control panel then sound there are 3 devices.
AMD HDMI Output
AMD High Definition Audio Device
Speakers and Headphones
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Communications Headphones
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
What apears to happen is that as soon as a communications type program starts it devides the audio inbetween 2 mixers and seperated the headphone jack from the main audio card. As soon as I right clicked and disabled the "Communications Headphones" Then there is only one mixer that focres all applications to use the heaphone jack instead of the regular applications through the external speakers and communication applications to the headphone.
If for any reason you want to reactivate the "Communications Headphones" one you disable you will need to right click in the sound windows and select show disabled devices.

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