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Perhaps you missed this post, Greg.
I connected the ethernet cable to the Win7 pc and I currently have internet. Why do I have internet this time as opposed to the countless other times Ive tried plugging in directly? I'm not sure, but the only thing I did differently was this time I used the ethernet cable which was plugged directly into the Win8 machine. What was I plugging in before? I was plugging in the ethernet cable that was plugged into the TIVO wireless device (I'm not sure what it's actually called but I can take a pic if you would like). So apparetly that ethernet cable is not a universal one. Why did I not use the ethernet cable that was plugged into the Win8 machine before now? Because each time I tried my stepdad acted like I was gonna damage something irreparably. To give you an idea of what I mean, I did it anyway this time and he got mad and stormed out of the room.
Anyways, I will post the screenshot of the wired IP4 config in just a moment.