HP pavilion dv7 microphone won't stay muted on reboot

I have a HP Pavilion DV7 P/N-A1L97AV with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I am having a problem with both the integrated microphone array and external microphone not staying muted when I reboot the computer. I can mute system sounds and reboot that is still muted when I reboot, but not the microphones. The only way to keep them muted is to mute all. The reason this is a problem is that when I reboot, if I forgot to turn sound down I get feedback until I can mute the microphone. I have not been able to figure out what has caused this but it is quite annoying, especially since I use the laptop with events for playback. I do use the microphone for recording classes forweb-based classroom for elementary schools so I need it operational.

Have you tried starting it without battery?
Have you reseated memory.
Try removing 1 stick of memory and see if it will start. If no joy,switch the memory sticks and try the other one.
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