Now that Office also comes in a 64bit install, where in the registry do you find out if the version of Office installed is 32bit or 64bit?
Not via the registry but via commandline tools:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/6194710/2885897
C:\Users\me>assoc .msg
.msg=Outlook.File.msg.15
C:\Users\me>ftype Outlook.File.msg.15
Outlook.File.msg.15="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE" /f "%1"