Boot camp how to delete osx and merge partitions for windows 7?

Im installing windows 7 through boot camp but without a dvd. Im using a installer from my university. I can only install it on a partition becouse i dont have the disc. It is done over the network. I have tried deleting the mac osx partition in windows and expanding the windows one, but osx is on the left of windows so it will not expand. Is there any way possible to delete osx and expand a windows partition to the entire drive? i know its not possible in windows but mabye some third party tool. I would preffer it to be free but anything is less than the 200 dollors i would have to spend getting another liscense.

Thanks again for replying, but I dont think you understand. I have boot camp assistant and all drivers installed. I will explain a little further why i can not do xy&z. This is my installations process.
1. I go to campus and plug in my computer to the schools ethernet.
2. Login to the university's server and download the university's custom bootcamp installer.
3.My university's custom installer creates a partition on my mac and images that partition over the network with windows 7.
4. The whole time ive never seen a dvd, iso, or microsoft, apple anything. Its all done automatically and i have no option of downloading the image myself and doing it manually.
5. I create a account and password in windows and im stuck with windows on a partition on my mac.
So as you see above i dont have a dvd to pop in my computer or the ability to create one in order to delete the hdd and install windows only.
I need a way of deleting osx after windows is already installed. Becouse osx is to the left of windows in windows disc management this is(for all i can figure) impossible with just a repair disc, disc utility, and windows disc management. Im looking for a possible third part tool that can accompilsh this.
I even tried making a image in windows and re imaging with a repair disc, Low and behold, windows recreated the evil partition with a 190 unalocated gigabites of space to the left of windows. i wanted to pull my eyes out.

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Your help is greatly appreciated (as is your patience with my ineptitude).
Terrence: I tried your suggestion to plug in another mouse and try to see if my iPhoto (clicking) preferences were applied. I deleted com.apple.iPhoto.plist (Home > User > (my hard drive name) > Library > Caches), created a new iPhoto Library and then loaded up a number of test images. I then swapped a corded, USB mouse (Logitech M110 mouse, left/right buttons, scroll wheel) for my Mighty Mouse. To make sure, I reset all of my iPhoto preferences.
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MadisonP: First, I admit I'm a bit of tech-challenged dork. I didn't look in the right file for the iPhoto plist initially (as you can see from the above paragraph, I finally looked in the correct files). Sorry.
As for your suggestion, I deleted com.Apple.iPhoto.plist several times - (a) deleted plist before accessing the new iPhoto Library that I created (see above), (b) deleted plist before accessing the original iPhoto Library, (c) deleted plist and restarted my iMac before accessing the new iPhoto Library and (d) deleted plist and restarted my iMac before accessing the original iPhoto Library. In all of these cases, I still couldn't click on an Event photograph and produce thumbnails or all the photographs saved under the Event; or magnify photographs already showing under an Event.
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My most recent attempt to fix the problem involved the download and installation of the SteerMouse application. The application was recommended by the staff on the Apple website (Downloads) to address certain functionality issues with my mouse. That application didn't help solve my mouse problem.
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