No but you don't want to "install now" Linux on the drive where windows is on
Just burn Linux to the flash drive or cd and boot to Linux and recover any files you don't have backed up,
Yes a clean install will wipe everything off the disk where windows is on that is the point of a Clean install
Any programs would have to be Reinstalled
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
Just burn Linux to the flash drive or cd and boot to Linux and recover any files you don't have backed up,
Yes a clean install will wipe everything off the disk where windows is on that is the point of a Clean install

Any programs would have to be Reinstalled
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
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