just change your minicart.tpl to this:
Code:
{* $Id: minicart.tpl,v 1.12 2004/07/06 14:00:12 svowl Exp $ *}
<TABLE border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
<TD rowspan="2" width="23">
{if $minicart_total_items > 0}
[img]{$ImagesDir}/cart_full.gif[/img]{else}[img]{$ImagesDir}/cart_empty.gif[/img]{/if}
</TD>
<TD class="VertMenuItems">{if $minicart_total_items > 0}
{$lng.lbl_items}: </TD>
<TD class="VertMenuItems"
color="#0000ff">{$minicart_total_items}{else}<CENTER>
{$lng.lbl_cart_is_empty}</CENTE
R>{/if}</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD class="VertMenuItems">{if $minicart_total_items > 0}
{$lng.lbl_total}: </TD>
<TD class="VertMenuItems">{include file="currency.tpl"
value=$cart.display_subtotal}{/if}</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<HR size="1" NOSHADE class="VertMenuHr">
mike
UPDATE - actually this only works when under cart.php (ie during checkout) - otherwise the subtotal is $0, anyone got any ideas?