Installing Windows 7, do I need Dell OEM and Recovery partitions?

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I am doing a full install of Windows 7 on a Dell Studio XPS 1640 laptop which has Vista installed currently. When I get to the window which says, "Where do you want to install Windows?" it offers three choices.

Disk 0 Partition 1 OEM (Reserved) with 150 MB total size 140 MB free space
Disk 0 Partition 2: RECOVERY (D: with 15.0 GB total size 7.5 primary
Disk 0 Partition 3: OS (C:

I am assuming Partition 3: OS (C: is the proper place to install, but will the new install eliminate the other partitions? Do I need these partitions?
 
Actually, Dell, in it's controlling wisdom, will not allow formatting of the OEM (reserved) partition. But I really don't need that space. The upgrade went rather smoothly. Most drivers were available and I am re-installing programs at the moment. The only one I am having problems with is Adobe CS4 Web Premium. For some reason, the CD can't be read by the laptop.
 
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