Internet sharing from a Mac to a Windows computer

I have been searching for a solution for this FOREVER, and finally found it!

The solution was found here: http://joerg.li/hobby/macmini.html

but I'll summarize the important part, the missing link if you will.

In the Password field you can enter three different formats:

• an arbitrary string, e.g. please let me in
• double-quotes + 5 or 13 characters + double-quotes, e.g. "apple"
• dollar-sign + 10 or 26 hex digits, e.g. $5544332211

This it the ticket, a string MUST be enclosed in quotes and then on the Windows side of things, the type of network is "Shared" must be selected or it wont work. Enjoy.