Spotlight cannot recognize some Apps...

Hello Community,
I'm having a problem in my MacPro when spotlighting some apps such as TextEdit, Disk Utility and few more. They just don't appear in the Spotlight so I have to go to the folders where these apps are stored.
I have tried configuring the Spotlight configurations, but nothing. Repairded permissions and that stuff and nothing. It seems like the Mac have forgotten those Apps when coming into the Spotlight.
Any idea?
Thanks,
Ø3

Reindex your Spotlight database. System Preferences->Spotlight->Privacy->drag your boot volume icon into the window, pause, select it, and use to the minus button to remove it. When finished, everything, except system files and invisible files should show up when searching.

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