Specify that install location is in 32-bit view of registry (#325)

Clarify that the InstallLocation key on Windows is in the 32-bit registry. The original doc (https://github.com/dotnet/designs/blob/main/accepted/2020/install-locations.md) already specifies this. The change here makes it clearer in the per-arch install design doc that builds on the original.
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@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ otherwise the apphost will use the global install location lookup.
 
 On Windows the multi-arch situation already exists with x86 and x64 architectures.
 Each installs into a different location and is registered accordingly.
-The registration mechanism in registry includes the architecture,
-the key path is `HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\<arch>\InstallLocation`.
+Install locations are registered in the 32-bit registry under
+`HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\<arch>\InstallLocation`.
 
 This means that x86 apphost looks only for x86 install location and similarly
 x64 apphost looks only for x64 install location. Adding another architecture