Win 7 Clean Install and HP recovery partition

I've got a Pavilion dv6910ea currently running on vista HP 32 bit.
I've got my Windows 7 (full version) pre-ordered and want to install the 64 bit version (which will need a clean install).
I plan to make recovery backup discs (just in case), but just wondering if I'll have any issues if I remove the HP recovery partition since I've heard this won't really be of any use once the new OS is installed and will be better if it's a completely fresh install.
Is it fine to remove the recovery partition?
Will I have the option to do this during custom boot install or need to reformat first?
Is there anything else other than personal files/folders to backup prior to installing (drivers, etc...)?
Thanks
C

Okay, this is how you remove a partition.
WARNING: THIS WILL PERMANENTLY DELETE THE PARTITION, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK!!! AT ALL!!! DO AT OWN RISK!!!
Using Windows 7
Step 1:
Go to Start, right click on "Computer", then click "Manage".
Step 2:
In the navigation pane, click on "Storage". Then click on "Disk Management" to reveal the Disk Management Pane.
Step 3:
Right Click on "Factory Image" and click "Format...". Click "Ok" on the dialog box that opens up. Click "Ok" on the message box that opens up asking if you would like to continue. There is no progress bar, so just wait a few seconds. Only took about 5 or 10 seconds on my machine.
Step 4:
Now, go back and right-click on "Factory Image" again. Click on "Delete Volume".
Now that you have deleted the recovery partition, you have so unallocated space on your hard disk drive. We will now add this unusable space to the main partition, so that it becomes use able.
Step 1:
Right-click on "C:" (or whatever you main drive letter is) and click on "Extend Volume". A wizard will appear. Click next.
Step 2:
Now, make sure that the space in the "Available space in MB" box is the same number as the one in the "Select the amount of space in MB" box. This should automatically be done for you. Click "Next", Then "Finish".
All done!
If you'd like further detailed instruction, I'll be more than happy to make a YouTube video for you on the process. But, hopefully that is adequate.
Edited to remove the smiley that occurred at "Step 2.1"
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