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I posted in this thread just to help out with creating a Windows 7 USB installer. I'm not expert on reinstalling as I've always preferred to wipe the drive and create a new partiton to install windows onto when clean installing.
You might want to look at the tutorial here:
Custom Install Windows 7
In theory you can choose the partition to install windows onto.
However I'd assume that the installer detects your existing installation and overwrites it keeping other partitons intact but that's a huge assumption beacause I don't really know if it is the case.
RE: Recovery Partition. That just reinstalls windows and makes your computer like it was when you first purchased it along with any programs and drivers that were pre-installed.