SharePoint 2013 configuration wizard fails

I followed these steps to install SP 2013

1. Install windows 2012 R2 SP1
2. Install SP 2013 Pre-requisites
3. Install hot fixes - KB2759112, KB2554876, KB2708075, KB 2765317
4. Install SP 2013
5. Run Configuration wizard - Failed in step 8

12/03/2012 08:35:29  8  ERR            Failed to create sample data.
An exception of type System.ArgumentException was thrown.  Additional exception information: The SDDL string contains an invalid sid or a sid that cannot be translated.
Parameter name: sddlForm
System.ArgumentException: The SDDL string contains an invalid sid or a sid that cannot be translated.
Parameter name: sddlForm
   at System.Security.AccessControl.RawSecurityDescriptor.BinaryFormFromSddlForm(String sddlForm)
   at System.Security.AccessControl.RawSecurityDescriptor..ctor(String sddlForm)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Win32.SPNetApi32.CreateShareSecurityDescriptor(String[] readNames, String[] changeNames, String[] fullControlNames, String& sddl)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Win32.SPNetApi32.CreateFileShare(String name, String description, String path)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServer.CreateFileShare(String name, String description, String path)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.AnalyticsAdministration.CreateAnalyticsUNCShare(String dirParentLocation, String shareName)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.AnalyticsAdministration.ProvisionAnalyticsShare(SearchServiceApplication serviceApplication)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.AnalyticsAdministration.CreateDefaultStoreLocation(SearchServiceApplication serviceApplication)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.AnalyticsAdministration.ProvisionRawEventStore(SearchServiceApplication serviceApplication)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.AnalyticsServiceAdministration.Provision()
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServiceApplication.Provision()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.ProvisionServiceApplicationsAndProxies()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.Run()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()

I was able to access Central Administration and default Sharepoint:80 site. But when I create a new web application MyTest in port 81, I cannot perform any search - get following error

The search request was unable to connect to the Search Service.
Correlation ID: 2a3de79b-9365-3036-0000-0376d2facb7f
Correlation ID: 2a3de79b-9365-3036-0000-0376d2facb7f