Install Office Add-on pre-determine 64x or 32x

Good afternoon all,
I am looking to roll out a Microsoft Outlook add-on through group policy, there are two versions of the client, x64 & x32.
Unfortunately my estate houses a number of 32 bit & 64 bit Office installs, and the add-on is dependant on the version of office.
I require a script to carry out the following
1. Check if the remote machine is running x64 or x32 office
2. Install the relevant add-on depending on the outcome in step 1.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Hassan.

To check if Office version installed is 32-bit or 64-bit, you can validate through a key created by the office installation -
Article :
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792(office.14).aspx
Powershell -
#OFFICE 2013 BITNESS
$bitness = get-itemproperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook -name Bitness
If($bitness -eq "x86"){
#DO 32-BIT STUFF
elseif($bitness -eq "x64"){
#DO 64-BIT STUFF
This is definitely not a turnkey script, but should at least get you started.  Some things to consider are if there is more than one version of Office possible - 2013? 2010? 2007? - That registry key will be different for each version, so be sure to
check what version is installed. 
JRV also gives you the method to grab the system architecture as well if necessary.  Hope this helps you.
Ryan

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