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Panami
If I understand your question correctly, it's a fairly simple task. It sounds as if you want to move a site to a different host. If that's the case, you simply need to FTP all of the files associated with the site from your present host to your new host. (Usually it's easiest to download them to your local machine, then upload them to your new host.)
Make sure both hosts offer similar features, (SSI or cgi-bin for example) or things that worked at the old host may not work at the new host.
As to registered users, this is normally just a file or two, a list of authorized users. It may be a simple text file or managed by a database program. If databased, be sure what database program is currently used and be sure that your new host supports it.
Once the new site is debugged and operating properly, you simply need to change your DNS record to point to the new site. Normally, you do this by contacting the your domain name registrar and updating the record for your domain name to poit to your new host's domain name server.
As to how much time it will take to accomplish all of this, it really depends on how complex and massive the current site is. If you have to move about a hundred files or less, and all of the supporting scripts work the same on both hosts, it could be done in half a day or less. It's more likely that several things will operate differently on your new host and you may spend a few hours on each figuring out how to make them work.
