No, it did not work either way, whether ZA was installed or uninstalled.

Jim

(_mac gave you the fix, not me.)

You lost them?...

_Messages:_

OE Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
current Identity's store.  Write it down.

In Windows Explorer, search for " *.dbx " (w/out the quotes).  Any found
which are not located in your current store will most likely be the "lost"
ones.  You can Import them using File>Import>Messages....

NB: If you changed the location of your identity's store without first
locating the folder to hold the store, your messages are *history* with no
hopes of recovery.

_Address Book:_

Address Book Help > About will reveal the location of your current Address
Book.  Address Book extension is WAB (e.g., name.wab); The backup copy of
Address Book maintained automatically by Windows has a .WAB~ extension
(e.g., name.wab~), in your current state.

In Windows Explorer, search for " *.wa~ " (w/out the quotes).  Any WAB file
found may be imported into your current Address Book.  If you only find the
backup (e.g., name.wab~), rename it to 'name1.wab'; you can then open it and
import it into your current Address Book.