First, on most modern machines -- those with a gigabit Ethernet card or port, you don't need to use a crossover cable as they have auto MDIX.
I would suggest using either ICS (Internet connection sharing) in the Windows networking control panel adapter settings and *do not set IP addresses* as ICS wants to do that on its own. To bridge just highlight both adapters, right click and select the bridge option, no need to manually set IP addresses.
In some situations it is easier to just bridge the two adapters in those network adapter settings, although you have to consider potential security issues of opening the server to your entire network (assuming you have other users).