In Taverna Workbench 2.x, you can configure the behaviour of default services through Preferences (File > Preferences > Service Providers). You can select if you want the default services to appear when you start Taverna up. You can also configure if you want to allow permanent removal of default services (which you can then remove form the Service Panel by right-clicking on a service and selecting Remove).
In Taverna Workbench 1.7.x, even if you remove default services, they will be reloaded next time you start Taverna. To prevent services from being loaded at startup, you can alter the configuration in the mygrid.properties file. This file is found in the conf/ directory within the Taverna startup directory or within your Taverna home directory if you wish to specify specific user settings within a multi-user environment.
The settings to change in mygrid.propertiesare:
taverna.defaultsoaplab– for Soaplab servicestaverna.defaultwsdl– for WSDL servicestaverna.defaultbiomoby– for BioMoby servicestaverna.defaultmartregistry– for BioMart registry locations
